Guides
Practical, plain-English guides to UK property rules and data — written from the same official open datasets that power Address Lens dossiers.
EPC C by 2030: the government's announced MEES policy, explained
Current EPC E law and the government's announced EPC C policy for 1 October 2030, including proposed cost caps and penalties. The future policy remains subject to Parliamentary approval.
Read the guide →How much does it cost to upgrade an EPC from D to C?
Realistic 2026 price ranges for the measures that move an EPC from D to C — insulation, heating, glazing and solar — plus the grants that cut the bill and how the £10,000 cost cap works.
Read the guide →MEES exemptions explained: letting legally below the minimum EPC
When a landlord can register an exemption under current EPC E law, what the government has announced for 2030 subject to Parliamentary approval, and why exemptions are a last resort.
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