diff --git a/backend/Property.py b/backend/Property.py
index b15c9f25..0d194a79 100644
--- a/backend/Property.py
+++ b/backend/Property.py
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class Property:
 
         # This additional condition data should change how we pass kwargs to this. We should no longer need to pass
         # kwargs to this class, but instead, we should pass the energy assessment condition data
+        energy_assessment = (
+            {"condition": {}, "energy_assessment_is_newer": False} if energy_assessment is None else energy_assessment
+        )
         self.energy_assessment_condition_data = energy_assessment["condition"]
         self.energy_assessment_is_newer = energy_assessment["energy_assessment_is_newer"]
 
diff --git a/etl/sfr/midlands_portfolio_asset_list.py b/etl/sfr/midlands_portfolio_asset_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0434b45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etl/sfr/midlands_portfolio_asset_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import pandas as pd
+
+
+def app():
+    """
+    This script sets up
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    # Read in the portfolio EPC data
+    epc_data = pd.read_excel()