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<p>The English Housing Survey 2012-2013 Chapter 1, Annex Table 1.21 provides the following
details for properties in the private rented sector and respective Energy Performance
of Buildings Energy Rating Bands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Energy
Efficiency Rating Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private Rented Properties</strong></p><p><strong>(thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A
or B</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>1,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,119</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Government is doing a great deal of work to improve the energy performance
of buildings, not just privately rented properties but across all sectors. This work
includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Schemes like ECO, Cashback, Green Deal finance and the
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund through which 1,255,000 energy efficiency measures
were installed in around 1,021,000 properties to the end of November 2014.</li></ul><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Making significant progress to delivering our commitment
to ensure new homes will be zero carbon from 2016 onwards, including, strengthening
energy performance requirements in Part L of the Building Regulations;</li></ul>
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