Get your rental property ready for the 2030 energy rules
Here you can look up a home's Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band, see what the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) ask of it today and by 2030, and keep track of what you spend against the £10,000 cost cap. It's free for up to three homes.
Demo home: what to do next
- Insulate the suspended floor£1,000–£4,500
- Draught-proof doors and windows£100–£600
- Upgrade heating controls£200–£900
- To do
- Started
- Done
Band E
Score 47 of 100
Lodged 14 March 2019
£6,840left of the £10,000 cap
£3,160 spent, £2,350 quoted (dotted).
Confirmed policy, not yet law. Band C equivalent by 1 October 2030, once regulations pass (expected 2027).
What does the cap mean?
What MEES Path does
In short: it tells you where a rented home stands, what to do next, and how much you've got left to spend.
Look up your home
Enter the postcode. We find its energy certificate and its band, from A to G.
See what to do
We show what the law asks of it today and in 2030, and the jobs to do, in order.
Track what you spend
Log quotes and receipts, and we count down what's left of the £10,000 cap.
£10,000 is a cap, not a grant
Nobody's handing you £10,000. Under the 2030 plan, it's the most you'll be expected to spend on one home to reach the new standard.
Log what you spend and we'll count it down for you. If you hit the cap and the home still falls short, you can apply for a cost cap exemption, so you're not spending forever.
One thing to watch: Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) heat pump grants don't count toward the cap. Other grants are expected to.
| Item | Amount | Counts? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPC assessment | EPC assessment fees | £90.00 | Yes | |
| Loft top-up to 300mm | Loft or roof insulation | £640.00 | Yes | |
| Cavity wall fill | Wall insulation | £2,430.00 | Yes | |
| Floor insulation quoteQuote | Floor insulation | £2,350.00 | If you go ahead | |
| e.g. a heat pump grant (BUS) | Heating system | £7,500.00 | No, BUS never counts | |
| Spent toward the cap | Spent toward the cap | £3,160.00 | ||
| Left of £10,000 | £6,840 | £4,490 after the quote | ||
What's law today, and what's coming in 2030
Right now, the law asks for band E. In January 2026 the government confirmed it wants band C by 2030, but that isn't law until the regulations pass, which should be in 2027. You'll see the difference all over the site: solid means law, hatched means plan.
| Rules todayThe law | 2030 planNot yet law |
|---|---|
| Minimum standard | |
| Band E or better | Equivalent to band C, tested on new certificate metrics |
| When | |
| Applies to all relevant tenancies since 1 April 2020 | All tenancies by 1 October 2030 |
| Most you're expected to spend | |
| £3,500 including VAT | £10,000 per property (10% of value if the home is worth under £100,000) |
| Spend that counts | |
| Since 1 October 2017 | Since 1 October 2025 |
| Order of work | |
| Any measures that raise the rating | Fabric first (insulation, glazing, draughts), then heating or smart readiness |
What to do first: insulation, then heating
The 2030 plan wants you to sort out the building itself first (insulation, glazing, draughts) before heating or smart upgrades count. Your path follows that order, using your certificate's own recommendations.
See the plan for your homeBook a fresh EPC before works start, done
Done
Top up loft insulation, done
Done
Fill the cavity walls, done
Done
Insulate the suspended floor, to do
£1,000–£4,500
Draught-proof doors and windows, to do
£100–£600
Upgrade heating controls, to do
Counts once the fabric is done
£200–£900
Add solar panels, to do
Counts once the fabric is done
£4,000–£9,000
Get a new EPC once works are done, to do
£60–£130
Letting agents: every home on one board
Send us a spreadsheet of addresses and we'll look up every certificate for you. You get each home's band, cap left and status on one board, ready to export when a landlord asks for a capital plan.
| Home | Cap left | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Lantern Row | £6,840 | On track | |
| 5 Lantern Row | £10,000 | Needs plan | |
| Flat 2, 9 Lantern Row | £10,000 | On track | |
| 15 Lantern Row | £0 | At cap | |
| ?27 Lantern Row | ? | £10,000 | Unknown |
Look up your first home
Guidance only, not legal advice. Sources: GOV.UK landlord guidance and the January 2026 government response.