Can you still let commercial property in New Forest?
Of 1,495 let shops, offices and units of up to 1,000 m² in New Forest that we can see on the register, 160 cannot be let today without action. That is 10.7%, against 13.7% across England and Wales: better than the national rate.
10
let units rated F or G on a valid certificate: below the legal minimum, so they cannot be let unless an exemption is registered
150
let units whose EPC has expired (1 in 10): a new certificate is needed before they can be marketed
125
let units sitting exactly on E, the minimum: lettable today, one poor reassessment from not
If one of these is yours
- Rated F or G: improve it to E, or register an exemption, before letting. Letting in breach for three months or more can cost up to £150,000.
- EPC expired: commission a new one before you market it. The rating may well change: certificates since June 2022 use a different methodology.
- On E: lettable today, but the Government intends E to remain the minimum for units under 1,000 m², with no deadline yet for a higher one.
Maximum penalty, let in breach for three months or more: the greater of £10,000 or 20% of rateable value, capped at £150,000, plus publication The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, regulation 41(3), checked 2026-09-30