Energy Performance Certificate
As of 21st May 2010 you will no longer be required to have a Home Inspection Pack (HIP) to market your property. You will however, still be required to have a Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and a basic property questionnaire in place before it can be marketed. Farleys will be unable to market the Property until we are in receipt of an EPC. Once you have the EPC it is valid for ten years.
What is an EPC
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are needed when any building is sold, rented out, constructed or refurbished.
EPCs give information on a building's energy efficiency in a sliding scale from 'A' (very efficient) to 'G' (least efficient). Every EPC also has a recommendations report showing how the homeowner could improve the rating.
Only qualified, accredited domestic energy assessors and qualified, certified home inspectors can produce EPCs for domestic properties. They analyse how homes are constructed, insulated, heated and ventilated, and the type of fuel being used.
This guide gives an overview about EPCs for domestic properties. It sets out when EPCs are needed, who can produce them and the responsibilities of all parties involved in producing and providing them for domestic properties - including homeowners, landlords, estate agents and energy assessors. It also provides specific information for rented, newly built and existing homes.
What is an EPC
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are needed when any building is sold, rented out, constructed or refurbished.
EPCs give information on a building's energy efficiency in a sliding scale from 'A' (very efficient) to 'G' (least efficient). Every EPC also has a recommendations report showing how the homeowner could improve the rating.
Only qualified, accredited domestic energy assessors and qualified, certified home inspectors can produce EPCs for domestic properties. They analyse how homes are constructed, insulated, heated and ventilated, and the type of fuel being used.
This guide gives an overview about EPCs for domestic properties. It sets out when EPCs are needed, who can produce them and the responsibilities of all parties involved in producing and providing them for domestic properties - including homeowners, landlords, estate agents and energy assessors. It also provides specific information for rented, newly built and existing homes.
