‘It’s like he’s punishing me.’ 🏠 The renters trapped in freezing homes as landlords refuse to install insulation
On those days, Emma uses an electrical heater to try to warm up the room while running the bath. She is careful to turn it off before her children come in the room, but she knows it is a potentially dangerous decision.we can bathe and shower at either end of the day,” she said.Emma – who has no direct contact with her landlord – has reported the issue to her letting agent “numerous” times along with concerns about her front door and draughty rooms.
In Scotland, all private rented property let to new tenants have required an EPC of at least band D since April. From April 2025, all private rented properties with an EPC will need to meet this standard. People living in homes with an EPC rating of D spend £350 more per year on their bills on average than if the property had an EPC rating of C, according to the charity.
In 2018, the charity found that nearly half of all private tenants who made a formal complaint against their landlord were issued with a Section 21 “no-fault” eviction notice within six months.Charlotte, 50, who did not want her surname published, rents a “very cold”, one-bedroom flat in Croydon with an EPC rating of E.
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