What happens if my EPC is rated F or G?

Tenarize flags a 'letting may be unlawful' badge wherever that EPC appears — letting below the minimum E rating without an exemption breaches MEES.

Record the EPC rating alongside the certificate and Tenarize will flag an F or G rating with a warning badge everywhere that document appears.

Under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, letting a property rated below E without a registered exemption is unlawful and can attract a fine. The badge is a prompt to either improve the rating or register an exemption — Tenarize doesn't decide which applies to you.

Not legal advice

These answers describe how Tenarize works and summarise the law in England as the product implements it. They are not legal advice about your situation, and the law changes. For free independent help, Citizens Advice and Shelter both cover renting in England; for anything unusual or contested, take advice from a solicitor.

Tenarize does not currently support Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose tenancy regimes are different.

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