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Regulation 14: Effect of an improvement notice

The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 · S.I. 2015/962View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Tenants' energy efficiency improvements — CHAPTER 2: Request for consent to the making of relevant energy efficiency improvements to domestic PR property

In any case where a superior landlord served with a copy of a tenant's request under regulation 12(5) or with an intended counter proposal under regulation 12(1)(b)(ii), has also been served with an improvement notice in relation to the domestic PR property, or the building of which it forms part, the superior landlord must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of service of the tenant's request or the intended counter proposal (as the case may be)—

provide the landlord with a copy of the improvement notice, and
specify the works which the superior landlord intends to carry out to comply with the improvement notice, and the date by which the superior landlord proposes to carry out those works.

In any case where a landlord served with a tenant's request has been served with an improvement notice, or the superior landlord has complied with paragraph (1), the landlord must as soon as reasonably practicable—

serve a copy of the improvement notice on the tenant, and
specify the works which the landlord, or the superior landlord (as the case may be), intends to carry out to comply with the improvement notice, and the date by which the landlord, or the superior landlord (as the case may be) proposes to carry out those works.

Where a tenant is served with a copy of an improvement notice in accordance with paragraph (2) at any time before the landlord's full response is served, the tenant's request ceases to have effect.

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