Free 2030 EPC Risk Check
Is your rental ready for the proposed 2030 EPC C standard? Enter a postcode to see the band, how far it sits from C, where the £10,000 cost cap stands, and the one upgrade that moves the needle most. England and Wales, no account needed.
The 2030 risk check tells you, in seconds, whether one of your rentals is on the wrong side of the proposed EPC C standard. Type a postcode, choose the address, and you see the current band, how many points it sits below C, the fine exposure landlords face, where the £10,000 cost cap stands, and the single highest-leverage upgrade for that property. It reads the official register, so the band you see is the one on the government record.
It is free and needs no account. When you want the full costed route to C, the paid plan turns this check into an ordered upgrade list with real prices, the grants that apply, and the exemption route if the property cannot reach C within the cap. It is built from the 29.2 million domestic certificates lodged in England and Wales.
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What is the 2030 EPC C standard?
The government has committed to requiring privately rented homes in England and Wales to reach Energy Performance Certificate band C by 2030. The headline policy is signed, and the secondary regulations that pin down the exact rules are being finalised. Because it is not yet in force, no landlord can be penalised under it today. The value of checking now is time: reaching C is far cheaper when you plan the works than when you scramble against a deadline. Read the detail in our EPC C 2030 deadline guide.
How does the £10,000 cost cap work?
Under the proposed regime a landlord would not face unlimited spending to reach band C. Once qualifying spend reaches a cap, currently proposed at £10,000 per property, a landlord who still falls short could register an exemption rather than keep spending. Government guidance set the clock for counting that spend from 1 October 2025, so every pound of qualifying work since that date should be kept on record. The risk check shows where a property stands against that cap, and the full plan tracks the spend for you.
What if a property cannot reach C?
Some homes cannot reach band C within the cap, or rely on works the freeholder controls. The proposed regime allows for registered exemptions in those cases, but an exemption has to be evidenced: installer quotes, correspondence with the freeholder, and a post-works certificate. The check flags when a property looks like an exemption case, and the full plan sets out exactly which evidence to gather and keep.
Is the check accurate?
The band, score and recommendations come straight from the property’s lodged certificate on the official register, so they are as accurate as that certificate. Cost and point figures for upgrades are national indications used to show relative impact. The paid plan sizes those figures to the specific property and its own recommendations, and cross-references the local picture from the full 29.2 million-record dataset.
Done the check? Here’s what to do next
A risk check tells you where you stand. These guides and tools take you from knowing the risk to a plan you can act on.
The EPC C 2030 deadline
What the proposed standard means and the dates that matter for landlords.
What upgrades cost
Real costs to move a property up the bands, plus the grants that cut the bill.
MEES regulations
The minimum energy efficiency standard every private landlord has to meet.
Grant eligibility checker
See which schemes, such as ECO4 and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, could fund your upgrades.
Below band C? Get the full costed route to C.
The full plan lists every upgrade this property needs to reach band C, in the right order, what each one costs, which grants apply, and how the £10,000 cap and any exemption route work for your case. Built from 29.2 million real certificates.
See the full plan2030 risk check FAQs
Is the 2030 EPC C requirement actually law?+
The requirement for privately rented homes in England and Wales to reach EPC band C by 2030 is signed government policy, with the secondary regulations that set the exact detail still being finalised. It is not yet in force, so nobody can be penalised under it today. This check is built around that proposed standard so you can plan ahead rather than be caught out when the rules land.
What is the risk check and is it free?+
It is a free, instant look at how ready a rental property is for the proposed 2030 EPC C standard. Enter a postcode, pick the address, and you see the current band, how many SAP points it sits below C, the £10,000 cost-cap position, and the single upgrade with the most impact. It reads the official EPC register and needs no account.
What is the £10,000 cost cap?+
Under the proposed regime, a landlord would not have to spend without limit to reach band C. Once qualifying spend reaches a cap, currently proposed at £10,000 per property, the landlord can register an exemption instead. Government guidance has set the clock for counting that spend from 1 October 2025, so keeping receipts from that date matters.
What penalty could I face if a rental is below C?+
Today the maximum civil penalty for a breach of the current Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard is £5,000 per property. Under the strengthened regime the government has proposed raising this substantially, toward £30,000 per property. Those higher figures are proposed, not yet in force, which is why acting early is cheaper than reacting late.
My property is already band C or above. Do I need to do anything?+
No work is forced on a property that already meets the proposed standard. It is still worth checking every rental you own, because many landlords hold a mix of compliant and non-compliant homes, and keeping your certificate dates and any works evidence in one place makes future compliance simple.
Does this work for properties in Scotland?+
Scotland keeps its own EPC register, separate from the England and Wales one this tool reads, and has its own rented-sector standards. The risk check covers England and Wales. If you enter a Scottish postcode it will not return a result here.