The Landscape
1Two Million Properties, One Deadline
2What the EPC Actually Measures
How Ratings Are Calculated
3Where Your Heat Goes
4What the Software Assumes About Your Property
5Why Age Is the Starting Point
6Does Location Change Anything?
7Insulation: What Actually Works
8The Cheap Wins Most Landlords Miss
9Fuel Type: The Rating\u2019s Biggest Variable
10Why Electric Properties Score Differently
11Heat Pumps: Promise and Pitfalls
12The Hidden Cost of Hot Water
13Solar Panels: The Biggest Single Uplift
14How the New Methodology Treats Modern Tech
Improving Your Properties
15What Each Improvement Actually Delivers
16From D to C: A Practical Route Map
17When Retrofit Goes Wrong
18The Gap Between Predicted and Real
What Comes Next
19How New Homes Are Rated Now
20HEM: The System Replacing SAP
21Smart Readiness: The Score You Haven\u2019t Heard Of
Strategy and Finance
22HMOs: Where the Rules Get Complicated
23Leasehold: The Compliance Problem Nobody Owns
24Buying on the Rating: How to Use EPCs Before You Buy
25Sell or Upgrade: Making the Right Call
26Grant Funding: What\u2019s on the Table
27The Numbers: Does Upgrading Stack Up?
28Tax: How HMRC Treats Retrofit Spending
29Your Action Plan
AKey Terms Explained
BAbbreviations
CReferences