Good COP, Bad COP – a nutshell overview of where we stand with MEES… and what the alternatives are

As part of the UK government's plan to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, it is strengthening the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards regime, better known by the acronym MEES. Landlords and tenants should start planning relevant improvement steps now. In this podcast James Styles, from our real estate team, discusses key commercial property environmental questions around MEES with trainee Matthew Angell, including proposed changes to the UK MEES regime, whether MEES actually secures environmental benefits and some alternative approaches.