Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)

It is now a legal requirement for all properties being sold or offered for rent to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This is as a result of a directive initiated by the EU to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The directive has become law, and as such every EU country must have systems in place to ensure that EPCs are completed for all residential and commercial buildings at the point of sale or rent.

In the UK the Government has already dealt with this requirement in respect of the sales process for residential property by making the EPC a part of the Home Information Pack (HIP).

For rental property it became mandatory to have an EPC for any property being marketed for rent from 1st October 2008.

Sellers and landlords will need to provide an EPC for all prospective purchasers and tenants, providing a hard copy to the final purchaser or tenant. Failure to do so may result in a fine of £200 or more from Trading Standards Officers.

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