Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

The EPC is part of these new measures to improve the efficiency of buildings, resulting in lower energy bills for the occupier. An EPC provides the owner with a rating for the building, showing its energy efficiency and environmental impact on a scale from A-G (where A is the most efficient and G the least efficient). Two ratings are given:- The environmental impact rating is a measure of a building’s impact on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide emission-the higher the rating, the less impact it has on the environment. The energy efficiency rating is a measure of a building’s overall efficiency. The ... Read Full Story

The EPC is part of these new measures to improve the efficiency of buildings, resulting in lower energy bills for the occupier. An EPC provides the owner with a rating for the building, showing its energy efficiency and environmental impact on a scale from A-G (where A is the most efficient and G the least efficient). Two ratings are given:- The environmental impact rating is a measure of a building’s impact on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide emission-the higher the rating, the less impact it has on the environment. The energy efficiency rating is a measure of a building’s overall efficiency. The ... Read Full Story

An EPC or Energy Performance Certificate was always integral to official renting procedures. Providing an Energy Performance Certificate to his tenant has become compulsory for every landlord from October 2008, following the passing of the new property act. The formal implementation of the rule is slated for 1st October. The EPC must contain a detailed account of the energy efficiency of the property concerned. However, if you have already rented a building before 1st October, you are outside the purview of this new rule. The EPC you will get from your landlord is to be a free provision along with the property being rented. ... Read Full Story

The passing of an act has issued new rules and regulations for the tenant as well as the landlord. The act will be requiring every landlord to provide their new tenants with an EPC or Energy Performance Certificate . This is a renting formality and the law is in action from October 1, 2008, and this has in details all the information on the house and the EPC. The tenant must be having all of this information. If you are a tenant in a rented house before October 1, then you do not have to be concerned about the EPC at all. The new ... Read Full Story

The passing of an act has issued new rules and regulations for the tenant as well as the landlord. The act will be requiring every landlord to provide their new tenants with an EPC or Energy Performance Certificate . This is a renting formality and the law is in action from October 1, 2008, and this has in details all the information on the house and the EPC. The tenant must be having all of this information. If you are a tenant in a rented house before October 1, then you do not have to be concerned about the EPC at all. The new ... Read Full Story