Navigating the EPC overhaul

🏠 Six million households are forced to choose between heating and eating in the UK¹

📈 Wholesale gas prices are up 67%, and oil prices up 35% in just two weeks²

You’ll learn: 

📝 The incoming EPC legislation changes 

EPCs are being redesigned, alongside tougher marketing requirements agents must follow. We’ll cover how the scoring system is shifting, what the EPC C minimum standard means for rentals, and  how to guide your clients through the transition.  

👥How EPC ratings influence buyer and tenant behaviour 

See how less efficient homes perform in searches, where drop‑off typically happens, and how viewing numbers differ across EPC bands A to G.

💡 The marketing strategies for low‑EPC homes 

Hear how to positively reframe a property’s EPC potential, spotlight potential upgrades and explain costs simply.

💷 The core funding and affordability routes for homeowners 

A clear breakdown of schemes such as Warm Homes, how to identify when a client could qualify, and how to use funding options to keep sellers and landlords engaged by showing realistic, affordable pathways. 

🏚️ Which upgrades have the highest impact on perceived value

Learn which improvements genuinely reduce running costs and boost valuations, how to guide owners away from low‑value works, and why upgrade cost, ease and impact vary across different build types.

⚡ The differences between smart readiness and renewable heating

Get to grips with how smart‑home readiness and renewable heating choices will feed into new EPC scoring, and how these changes align with Decent Homes standards.

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Sources: 

1. Inside Housing – Partner Content – Starting 2026: Energy Prices, Fuel Poverty, and the Need for Action 
2. What does the war in the Middle East mean for energy prices, and how could the government respond? | Institute for Fiscal Studies