Landlord EPC’s (England & Wales)
From 1st October 2008 all residential rental properties changing contracts after this date will require an Energy Performance Certificate.
Please note that under current legislation, the certificate is valid for 10 years.
Homes will require an EPC on rental Properties from 1st October 2008 (upon change of tenancy)*(Information from ‘Communities and Local Government (CLG)’ website 22nd May 2008)
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Advice to landlords - On rent
When buildings are to be rented out, the landlord is responsible for ensuring a valid certificate is made available to all prospective tenants.
From 1 October 2008 all buildings will require one.
The EPC and recommendation report must be made available free of charge by a landlord to a prospective tenant at the earliest opportunity and no later than:
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when any written information about the building is provided in response to a request for information received from the prospective tenant; or -
when a viewing is conducted; or
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if neither of those occur, before entering into a contract to sell or let.
An Energy Performance Certificate does not have to be made available if:
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the landlord believes that the prospective tenant is unlikely to have sufficient funds to purchase or rent the property or is not genuinely interested in renting that type of property; or
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the landlord is unlikely to be prepared to rent out the property to the prospective or tenant (although this does not authorise unlawful discrimination).
Under current legislation An EPC for rented property is valid for ten years.
The only person who is able to produce an Energy Performance Certificate is an accredited energy assessor.
