The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) looks broadly similar to the energy labels now provided with vehicles and many appliances. Its purpose is to indicate how energy efficient a building is, therefore the better the rating the more favourable the running costs are likely to be.
An EPC is required as soon as the building is in the process of being offered for sale or let. For the sale of a property it is the responsibility of the seller to make available an EPC to prospective buyers. For a letting it is the responsibility of the prospective landlord to make available an EPC to the prospective tenants.
The EPC is intended to inform potential buyers or tenants about the energy performance of a building, so they can consider energy efficiency as part of their investment or business decision to buy or occupy it.
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Once produced, the EPC will show an energy rating for the building - a theoretical value based on the performance potential of the building itself and its services. It is accompanied by a recommendation report, which provides cost effective measures on how the energy performance of the building could be enhanced, together with an indication of the payback period.
To ascertain whether you are required to provide an EPC for a building, or a part of it, please contact us for more information.
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