Can you still let it?

Since 1 April 2023 it has been unlawful to keep letting most commercial property rated F or G, unless an exemption is registered. And no unit can be marketed to let without a valid EPC. Across England and Wales, 63,206 let shops, offices and units of up to 1,000 m² cannot be let today without doing something first.

4,465

let units rated F or G on a valid certificate: below the legal minimum, so they cannot be let unless an exemption is registered

58,741

let units whose EPC has expired (1 in 8): a new certificate is needed before they can be marketed

48,992

let units sitting exactly on E, the minimum: lettable today, one poor reassessment from not

Current minimum standard for privately rented non-domestic property: EPC E Non-domestic private rented property: minimum energy efficiency standard - landlord guidance, checked 2026-09-30

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