Majority (85%) of Scots want private landlords to provide energy efficient homes

29 June 2017

Proposals from the Scottish Government to increase energy efficiency standards in private renting have received overwhelming public support according to a new survey.

A YouGov poll for Shelter Scotland found that 85% of adults in Scotland would support laws that required private landlords to increase the energy efficiency rating of their property to a minimum standard before they could let them out.

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1 The Scottish Energy Efficiency Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have an overall goal for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2025.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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Majority (85%) of Scots want private landlords to provide energy efficient homes

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