Energy Performance Certificate

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Energy Performance Certificate
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Energy Performance Certificate

• An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency
  rating from A (most efficient) to G (least
  efficient) and is valid for 10 years.
• Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are
  needed whenever a property is
• built
• sold
• rented
• An EPC contains
• Information about a propertys energy use and
  typical energy costs
• Recommendations about how to reduce energy use
  and save money

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How to get an EPC ?

• Youll need to find an accredited assessor if
  youre selling or renting out your home in
• England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Theyll assess your property and
• produce the certificate.
• You can be fined if you dont get an EPC when you
  need one.
• The person selling the house, the landlord or the
  letting agent must show you the EPC if youre
  buying or renting.

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Buildings that need an EPC

• Almost all homes need and EPC, but that technical
  definition is that a building requires an EPC if
  it uses heating or air-conditioning. By
  definition, it uses energy to 'condition an
  indoor climate' i.e. between a roof and walls.
• Every part of a building, or extension to a
  building that uses its own internal heating
  system will need an EPC.

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Buildings that do not need an EPC

• Places of worship
• Temporary buildings that will be used for less
  than 2 years
• Stand-alone buildings with total useful floor
  space of less than 50 square metres
• Industrial sites, workshops and non-residential
  agricultural buildings that dont use a lot of
  energy
• Some buildings that are due to be demolished
• Holiday accommodation thats rented out for less
  than 4 months a year or is let under a licence to
  occupy
• Listed buildings - you should get advice from
  your local authority conservation officer if the
  work would alter the buildings character
• Residential buildings intended to be used less
  than 4 months a year

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How does EPC work ?

• To simplify things the EPC is done on a sliding
  rating scale providing summarised 'at a glance'
  information about the energy efficiency of your
  home. The rating scale is colour coded and
  alphabetised, running from A to G
• A (Dark green) is highly efficient
• G (Red) is low efficiency
• Most homes appear around grade D, this is the
  average.

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Other information certificate contain

• Estimates of the energy your property potentially
  uses
• Carbon dioxide emissions
• Fuel costs
• Details of the person who carried out the
  assessment
• Who to contact for complaints.

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To whom must I give or show an EPC?

• When you market your building for sale or rent,
  your agent will need the EPC as s/he is legally
  required to include the energy performance
  indicator from the certificate on any commercial
  media for that property. This could include
  brochures, newspaper advertisements and property
  websites. A simple "for sale" or "for let" board
  or sign would not require the energy performance
  indicator to be included.
• When a potential buyer or tenant first makes an
  enquiry about a building or views the building
  they must be shown the EPC and recommendation
  report. This is the responsibility of either the
  seller or the agent acting on their behalf.
• When a building is either sold or rented out, a
  copy of the EPC must be given to the eventual
  buyer or tenant.

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Contact us

• E-mail - laurence_at_easyepc.org
• Call us - 44 7557 443 444
• www.easyepc.org