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Publication - Consultation analysis

Private rented sector - minimum energy efficiency standard: consultation analysis

Published
6 October 2026
From
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Housing
ISBN
9781806435760

Analysis of the responses received to the Scottish Government's consultation on proposals for a Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard in the private rented sector.

Consultation

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Appendix 2: Full breakdown of organisation sub-group data

Table 1: Level of agreement that the PRS MEES should be EPC HRR band C?
Q1 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) -
Energy / utility (6) 4 (67%) 1 (17%) 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 3 (20%) 12 (80%) - -
Local authority (18) 15 (83%) 1 (6%) 2 (11%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 7 (54%) 6 (46%) - -
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) 1 (25%) - -
Representative body (19) 7 (37%) 4 (21%) 4 (21%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) - -
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 8 (73%) 1 (9%) 1 (8%) 1 (9%)
Other (5) 2 (40%) 2 (40%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 61 (57%) 30 (28%) 10 (9%) 6 (6%)
Individuals (209) 50 (24%) 142 (68%) 16 (8%) 1 (*%)
Total respondents (316) 111 (35%) 172 (54%) 26 (8%) 7 (2%)

* denotes < ½ percent

Table 2: Level of agreement that only the new reformed EPCs should be used as a basis for the proposed MEES
Q2 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) 1 (17%) - -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 1 (25%) 3 (75%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 6 (40%) 6 (40%) 3 (20%) -
Local authority (18) 15 (83%) 2 (11%) 1 (6%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 11 (85%) 1 (8%) - 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) - - 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 13 (68%) 2 (11%) 1 (5%) 3 (16%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 9 (82%) - 1 (9%) 1 (9%)
Other (5) 3 (60%) 1 (20%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 75 (70%) 16 (15%) 9 (8%) 7 (7%)
Individuals (209) 55 (26%) 113 (54%) 37 (18%) 4 (2%)
Total respondents (316) 130 (41%) 129 (41%) 46 (15%) 11 (3%)

* denotes < ½ percent

Table 3: Level of agreement that the backstop date for all PRS homes to comply with MEES should be 2033
Q3 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) -
Energy / utility (6) 4 (67%) 2 (33%) - -
Environmental / conservation (3) - 3 (100%) - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 5 (33%) 9 (60%) 1 (7%) -
Local authority (18) 9 (50%) 6 (33%) 3 (17%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 4 (31%) 7 (54%) - 2 (15%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) - - 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 7 (37%) 6 (32%) 4 (21%) 2 (11%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) - 2 (100%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 4 (36%) 7 (64%) - -
Other (5) 1 (20%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 43 (40%) 46 (43%) 11 (10%) 7 (7%)
Individuals (209) 50 (24%) 131 (63%) 25 (12%) 3 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 93 (29%) 177 (56%) 36 (11%) 10 (3%)
Table 4: Level of agreement that the MEES should apply to properties being let to new tenants from 2028
Q4 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) - -
Finance / banking (4) - 4 (100%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 3 (20%) 8 (53%) 2 (13%) 2 (13%)
Local authority (18) 10 (56%) 5 (28%) 2 (11%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 8 (62%) 2 (15%) 1 (8%) 2 (15%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) - - 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 10 (53%) 1 (5%) 4 (21%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) - 3 (100%) - -
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 10 (91%) - - 1 (9%)
Other (5) 1 (20%) 3 (60%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 57 (53%) 27 (25%) 11 (10%) 12 (11%)
Individuals (209) 36 (17%) 158 (76%) 9 (4%) 6 (3%)
Total respondents (316) 93 (29%) 185 (59%) 20 (6%) 18 (6%)
Table 5: Level of agreement that crofters, small landholders and agricultural holdings should be excluded from the PRS MEES
Q5 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) - 2 (50%) 2 (50%) -
Energy / utility (6) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Finance / banking (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 11 (73%) 4 (27%) - -
Local authority (18) 2 (11%) 5 (28%) 10 (56%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 1 (8%) 2 (15%) 5 (38%) 5 (38%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 8 (42%) - 6 (32%) 5 (26%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) - - 2 (67%)
Representative body (renters) (2) - 2 (100%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 3 (27%) 1 (9%) 4 (36%) 3 (27%)
Other (5) 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) -
Total organisations (107) 36 (34%) 21 (20%) 33 (31%) 17 (16%)
Individuals (209) 108 (52%) 48 (23%) 52 (25%) 1 (*%)
Total respondents (316) 144 (46%) 69 (22%) 85 (27%) 18 (6%)

* denotes < ½ percent

Table 6: Level of agreement that short-term lets be excluded from the PRS MEES
Q6 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) - 4 (100%) - -
Energy / utility (6) 3 (50%) 3 (50%) - -
Environmental / conservation (3) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) - -
Finance / banking (4) - 4 (100%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 8 (53%) 6 (40%) - 1 (7%)
Local authority (18) 4 (22%) 12 (67%) 1 (6%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 2 (15%) 6 (46%) 3 (23%) 2 (15%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) - 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 4 (21%) 12 (63%) - 3 (16%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) - 2 (100%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) - 6 (55%) 2 (18%) 3 (27%)
Other (5) 2 (40%) 3 (60%) - -
Total organisations (107) 26 (24%) 63 (59%) 6 (6%) 12 (11%)
Individuals (209) 85 (41%) 102 (49%) 20 (10%) 2 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 111 (35%) 165 (52%) 26 (8%) 14 (4%)
Table 7: Level of agreement with the proposed exemptions covering consent, the fabric requirements of the home and temporary exemptions
Q7 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 2 (50%) 2 (50%) - -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 9 (60%) 3 (20%) 3 (20%) -
Local authority (18) 12 (67%) 3 (17%) 2 (11%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 8 (62%) - 1 (8%) 4 (31%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Representative body (19) 12 (63%) 3 (16%) - 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) - - 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
Representative body (renters) (2) 1 (50%) 1 (50%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 7 (64%) - 3 (27%) 1 (9%)
Other (5) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 69 (64%) 13 (12%) 12 (11%) 13 (12%)
Individuals (209) 113 (54%) 60 (29%) 32 (15%) 4 (2%)
Total respondents (316) 182 (58%) 73 (23%) 44 (14%) 17 (5%)
Table 8: Level of agreement with the proposed exemptions covering consent, the fabric requirements of the home and temporary exemptions
Q8 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 10 (67%) - 4 (27%) 1 (7%)
Local authority (18) 16 (89%) - 1 (6%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 13 (100%) - - -
Public sector / NDPB (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Representative body (19) 12 (63%) - 4 (21%) 3 (15%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 2 (67%) - - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) 1 (50%) - 1 (50%) -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 7 (64%) - 3 (27%) 1 (8%)
Other (5) 3 (60%) 1 (20%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 81 (76%) 2 (2%) 16 (15%) 8 (7%)
Individuals (209) 133 (64%) 30 (14%) 43 (21%) 3 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 214 (68%) 32 (10%) 59 (19%) 11 (3%)
Table 9: Level of agreement that the cost cap level should be £10,000
Q9 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 1 (17%)
Environmental / conservation (3) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) - -
Finance / banking (4) 1 (25%) 3 (75%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 3 (20%) 12 (80%) - -
Local authority (18) 4 (22%) 7 (39%) 7 (39%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 6 (46%) 5 (38%) 1 (8%) 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 3 (16%) 6 (32%) 5 (26%) 5 (26%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) - 2 (67%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) - 2 (100%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 2 (18%) 7 (64%) 1 (9%) 1 (8%)
Other (5) - 3 (60%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 24 (22%) 54 (50%) 18 (17%) 11 (10%)
Individuals (209) 53 (25%) 132 (63%) 22 (11%) 2 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 77 (24%) 186 (59%) 40 (13%) 13 (4%)
Table 10: Level of agreement with the proposed 12 month lead in time period for works to ontribute to the total cost cap
Q10 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 3 (75%) 1 (25%) - -
Energy / utility (6) 6 (100%) - - -
Environmental / conservation (3) - 2 (67%) - 1 (33%)
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 8 (53%) 6 (40%) 1 (7%) -
Local authority (18) 11 (61%) 5 (28%) 2 (11%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 8 (62%) 2 (15%) 1 (8%) 2 (15%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Representative body (19) 9 (47%) 4 (21%) 3 (16%) 3 (16%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) - -
Representative body (renters) (2) - 1 (50%) 1 (50%) -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 4 (36%) 3 (27%) 1 (9%) 3 (27%)
Other (5) 1 (20%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 58 (54%) 28 (26%) 11 (10%) 10 (9%)
Individuals (209) 76 (36%) 96 (46%) 37 (19%) -
Total respondents (316) 134 (42%) 124 (39%) 48 (15%) 10 (3%)
Table 11: Level of agreement that all actual costs, and the cost of an EPC, should count towards the cost cap
Q11 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 2 (50%) 2 (50%) - -
Energy / utility (6) 6 (100%) - - -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 15 (100%) - - -
Local authority (18) 15 (83%) 1 (6%) 2 (11%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 7 (54%) 4 (31%) 1 (8%) 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) -
Representative body (19) 13 (68%) 2 (11%) 1 (5%) 3 (16%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Representative body (renters) (2) - 2 (100%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 9 (82%) 1 (9%) - 1 (9%)
Other (5) 3 (60%) 1 (20% - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 82 (77%) 14 (13%) 5 (5%) 6 (6%)
Individuals (209) 173 (83%) 20 (10%) 14 (7%) 2 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 255 (81%) 34 (11%) 19 (6%) 8 (3%)
Table 12: Level of agreement that landlords should receive Scottish Government support to make the required changes
Q12 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 13 (87%) 2 (13%) - -
Local authority (18) 17 (94%) 1 (6%) - -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 11 (85%) - 1 (8%) 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 3 (75%) - - 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 12 (63%) - 3 (16%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 2 (67%) - - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) - 1 (50%) 1 (50%)) -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 9 (82%) 1 (9%) 1 (9%) -
Other (5) 4 (80%) - - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 86 (80%) 5 (5%) 8 (7%) 8 (7%)
Individuals (209) 177 (85%) 23 (11%) 9 (4%) -
Total respondents (316) 263 (83%) 28 (9%) 17 (5%) 8 (3%)
Table 13: Level of agreement that this should be in the form of a loan
Q13 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) -
Energy / utility (6) 4 (67%) - 1 (17%) 1 (17%)
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Finance / banking (4) 1 (25%) 3 (75%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 3 (20%) 8 (53%) 3 (20%) 1 (7%)
Local authority (18) 12 (67%) 3 (17%) 3 (17%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 6 (46%) 3 (23%) 3 (23%) 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 1 (25%) - 2 (50%) 1 (25%)
Representative body (19) 11 (58%) - 5 (26%) 3 (16%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 5 (45%) 2 (18%) 1 (9%) 3 (27%)
Other (5) 1 (20%) 3 (60%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 50 (47%) 24 (22%) 21 (20%) 12 (11%)
Individuals (209) 47 (22%) 131 (63%) 29 (14%) 2 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 97 (31%) 155 (49%) 50 (16%) 14 (4%)
Table 14: Level of agreement that local authorities should be responsible for monitoring and compliance of these regulations
Q14 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Finance / banking (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 6 (40%) 4 (27%) 3 (20%) 2 (13%)
Local authority (18) 9 (50%) 4 (22%) 5 (28%) -
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 10 (77%) - 2 (15%) 1 (8%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 4 (100%) - - -
Representative body (19) 12 (63%) 1 (5%) 2 (11%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 3 (100%) - - -
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 8 (73%) 1 (9%) 2 (18%) -
Other (5) 3 (60%) - 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 73 (68%) 10 (9%) 16 (15%) 8 (7%)
Individuals (209) 103 (49%) 74 (35%) 31 (15%) 1 (*%)
Total respondents (316) 176 (56%) 84 (27%) 47 (15%) 9 (3%)
Table 15: Level of agreement with the proposed level of financial penalties
Q15 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Finance / banking (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 4 (27%) 6 (40%) 5 (33%) -
Local authority (18) 6 (33%) 4 (22%) 7 (39%) 1 (6%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 6 (46%) 2 (15%) 2 (15%) 3 (23%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) - 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%)
Representative body (19) 6 (32%) 5 (26%) 4 (21%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) 1 (50%) 1 (50%) - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 3 (27%) 5 (45%) 1 (9%) 2 (18%)
Other (5) 1 (20%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 36 (34%) 31 (29%) 26 (24%) 14 (13%)
Individuals (209) 37 (18%) 139 (67%) 31 (15%) 2 (1%)
Total respondents (316) 73 (23%) 170 (54%) 57 (18%) 16 (5%)
Table 16: Level of agreement that the Scottish Government should seek to amend the Energy Act 2011 to increase maximum financial penalties
Q16 Yes No

Don’t

know

 No response
Academic / research (4) 3 (75%) - 1 (25%) -
Energy / utility (6) 5 (83%) - 1 (17%) -
Environmental / conservation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Finance / banking (4) 3 (75%) 1 (25%) - -
Landlord / letting agent / property agent (15) 2 (13%) 12 (80%) 1 (7%) -
Local authority (18) 10 (56%) 3 (17%) 3 (17%) 2 (11%)
Manufacturer / supplier / installation (13) 7 (54%) 1 (8%) 2 (15%) 3 (23%)
Public sector / NDPB (4) 1 (25%) - 1 (25%) 2 (50%)
Representative body (19) 9 (47%) 2 (11%) 4 (21%) 4 (21%)
Representative body (landlords) (3) - 2 (67%) - 1 (33%)
Representative body (renters) (2) 2 (100%) - - -
Third sector / advocacy / charity (11) 7 (64%) - 1 (9%) 3 (27%)
Other (5) 2 (40%) 2 (40%) - 1 (20%)
Total organisations (107) 53 (50%) 23 (21%) 15 (14%) 16 (15%)
Individuals (209) 28 (13%) 165 (79%) 16 (8%) -
Total respondents (316) 81 (26%) 188 (59%) 31 (10%) 16 (5%)

How to access background or source data

The data collected for this report:

  • are available in more detail through Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
  • consultation responses are available via Citizen Space, where respondents have given their permission for their response to be published
  • cannot be made available by Scottish Government for further analysis as Scottish Government is not the data controller.

Contact

Email: PRSMEESConsultation@gov.scot

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