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Non Domestic Energy Performance Certificates

  • Foreword

    This guidance is intended to help sellers, landlords, building managers and occupiers, builders and their agents and buyers and tenants of non-dwellings to understand how the Energy Performance of Bui...

  • EPC requirements

    An 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 o...

  • Buildings requiring an EPC

    An EPC is only required when a building is constructed, sold or rented out. For the purposes of the regulations, a building is defined as “a roofed construction having walls, for which energy is used ...

  • What type of EPC should be provided?

    In general terms the EPC provided or made available should reflect the accommodation being sold or rented out. In terms of the requirement for an EPC, buildings can have multiple tenancies, differing ...

  • When EPCs are required

    An EPC is required when a building is constructed, sold or rented out: a. for buildings that are non-dwellings this requirement started for those buildings with a total useful floor area greater than ...

  • Situations where an EPC is not required

    EPCs are not required on sale or rent for buildings due to be demolished, provided the seller or landlord can demonstrate that: the building is to be sold or rented out with vacant possession the buil...

  • What is an EPC and what does it mean?

    The EPC looks broadly similar to the energy labels now provided with vehicles and many household appliances. Its purpose is to indicate how energy efficient a building is. The certificate will provide...

  • What an EPC for a non-dwelling must contain

    In addition to the asset rating, the EPCs must convey several other key pieces of information: reference information - this includes the unique certificate report reference number (generated when the ...

  • Providing EPCs when selling or renting out a non-dwelling

    As soon as a building is in the process of being offered for sale or rent, it is the responsibility of the seller or landlord (i.e. the relevant person) to make available free of charge an EPC to any ...

  • Providing an EPC on construction or modification of a non-dwelling

    When a building being constructed is physically complete, it is the responsibility of the person carrying out the construction to give an EPC and recommendation report to the building owner and to not...