The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 clearly establish the domestic tenancy types which fall under the regulations.  The tenancy types that the domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) applies to are:

• An assured tenancy (including an assured short hold tenancy) defined in the Housing Act 1988.
• A regulated tenancy defined in the Rent Act 1977.
• An agricultural tenancy as set out in the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) Order 2015.

The regulations only apply to tenancies in the private rented sector.  They do not apply to properties owned by councils and social landlords.  Similarly, they do not apply to properties occupied under licence without a qualifying tenancy.