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EPC News: Rented Property

EPC- Energy Performance Certificate

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1. This note summarises new requirements concerning commercial buildings- n/a to residential.
2. From 6 April 2008, anyone selling or leasing-out a commercial building (new or existing) of >500 sq. m. floor area must provide (to P or T) a valid EPC.
3. This will be extended to smaller premises from 1 October 2008.
4. The obligation arises on the first of:
a. providing written details re property to anyone requesting them;
b. interested party viewing premises; and
c. exchange of contracts.
5. The EPC must contain:
a. energy efficiency rating;
b. address of premises and usable floor area;
c. date of issue; and
d. assessor's name, and accreditation scheme of which assessor is a member.
6. No local authority completion certificate (Building Act 1984) wil be issued unless an EPC is produced.
7. For a new construction, a predicted energy assessment can be produced as an interim measure.
8. Separately, and from 6 April 2008, any building >1000 sq. m. used by local authorities and others providing public sevices to a large number of visiting people also needs to exhibit prominently a Display Energy Certificate- format differs from EPC, but the idea is similar.
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JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert]
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