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Energy Bill [HL]

28A: After Clause 60, insert the following new Clause– ““Chapter 3A Social rented housing ““Review of energy efficiency in the socially rented housing sector: England and Wales (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a property is a ““socially rented property”” if— (a) it is a low-cost rental accommodation within the meaning of section 69 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and the landlord is a private registered provider of social housing; or (b) the landlord is a body registered as a social landlord under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996. (2) A socially rented property is referred to in this chapter as an ““SR property””. (3) The Secretary of State must conduct a review of the energy efficiency of socially rented properties. (4) The review mentioned in subsection (3) must, in particular, include— (a) a comparison of the energy efficiency of SR properties with non-SR properties in England and Wales; (b) a consideration of the extent to which financial assistance is available to landlords of SR properties, for the purposes of taking measures to improve the energy efficiency of their properties; (c) a consideration of the need for action to be taken for the purposes of improving the energy efficiency of SR properties; and (d) a consideration of the possible effects of any action recommended to be taken as a result of the findings from paragraph (c).””