A quarter of a million landlords are letting families live in homes that are so expensive to heat they are illegal to let out. We estimate tenants in properties across England to be spending £321 million more this year on energy bills than they would if their homes met basic standards.
South West England is the region where private renters are most likely to live in a home that fails Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) – nine percent of households, compared with six percent in England as a whole.
Despite rules requiring landlords with properties rated F or G on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to install insulation and efficient heating systems, just one in eight councils is enforcing them and protecting tenants from extortionate heating bills.
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