Energy Performance Certificates

Energy Performance Certificates have provide energy ratings for homes and businesses similar to the energy ratings provided on domestic appliances such as fridges and washing machines. They detail the cost of energy use in the home form heating and hot water to lighting and ventilation, and make energy savings recommendations.

Who needs to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate?

Energy Performance Certificates must be made available whenever a property is constructed, rented or sold. The directive stipulates that properties put up for sale must have a certificate which is no more than 12 weeks old at the time the property is placed on the market.

Landlords

All landlords must provide prospective tenants with a certificate which is no more than 10 years old at the point the property is marketed. The certificate must be displayed in the property in a suitable location such as in a meter cupboard.

What information does the certificate contain?

The certificate provides a rating for the property, identifying its level of energy efficiency and its environmental impact on a scale from A to G in graphical format (where A is the most efficient and G the least efficient).

The certificate recommends ways to improve and optimise the property's energy performance, helping save energy, reduce costs and cut carbon dioxide emissions. The cost of recommended measures can vary depending on actions required, however the certificate distinguishes between those that cost under £500, such as installing energy saving light-bulbs and loft insulation, and those more costly improvements, such as double glazing, new heating or air conditioning systems.

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