NEWSFLASH

April 2008 - all new build residential houses will require an EPC as part of the SAP Calculation

April 2008 - all new build commercial buildings require an EPC as part of the SBEM Calculation

October 2008 - all existing commercial buildings greater than 50m2, require an EPC when the building is sold or rented

October 2008 - all new and existing commercial buildings greater than 1000m2 which are occupied by a public authority and allow public access, will require a Display Energy Certificate (DEC

May 2010 - Home Information Packs suspended pending outright abolition by primary legislation

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ESTATE AGENTS

We offer a completely personalised service. We will adapt to your requirements and operate as a professional extension of your office. Contacting the Vendor immediately upon instruction and making appointments as soon as possible ensuring efficient return of the EPC in order to commence early marketing of the property. Let us take the strain out of ordering your residential & commercial EPCs!

LANDLORDS

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HOME INFORMATION PACKS

As of Thursday 20th May 2010 the duty for homeowners or agents to have a Home Information Pack (HIPs) in place before any marketing of a residential property can take place has been suspended (pending their outright abolition by primary legislation). It is no longer a requirement to have a HIP before you market a property.

The Government introduced new legislation on Friday 21st May 2010 - the “Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010” which will introduce a number of new requirements relating to the provision of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) including:

a new duty on the seller to secure that an energy performance certificate (EPC) has been commissioned before marketing of the property commences where no such certificate is already available
an EPC has been commissioned when a Domestic Energy Assessor has been instructed to prepare the EPC and the EPC has either been paid for or has given a clear undertaking to pay for it
a new duty on the person acting on behalf of the seller (meaning the estate agent) to be satisfied that an EPC has been commissioned before commencing marketing
a new duty on both the seller and a person acting on their behalf to make reasonable efforts to secure an EPC within 28 days
all of the new duties carry fixed penalties where somebody fails in the duty conferred on them by the new regulations as early as possible or at least before you enter a contract for sale or rental.