Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41059 on Energy: Shops, whether Energy Performance Certificate is a positive material consideration for the Valuation Office Agency in the (a) council tax banding and (b) valuation of a property.

The impact of Energy Performance Certificates alone is unlikely to be significant in increasing a property’s Council Tax band. To band a property for Council Tax the Listing Officer of the VOA assesses a property’s value as being within a broad range of values as at 1 April 1991 in England, and 1 April 2003 in Wales. Whether a property has an Energy Performance Certificate is one of the many factors that may be taken into consideration but unless the value is close to the boundary between two bands, the effect of any energy efficient improvements is unlikely to result in a higher band.

Valuation of a property for other purposes may have regard to any Energy Performance Certificate relating to the property. Whether it is a material consideration will depend on the purpose of the valuation and the circumstances of the case.