Are you prepared for Energy Performance Certificates?

You would have heard of Energy Performance Certificates but did you know these have been extended to commercial properties from October? If you are the owner of a non-domestic building that is to be sold or let, you will, from the 1^st October, require a valid energy certificate. Previously these certificates have only been required for residential properties.

This means that in order for you to move quickly in the event of selling or letting any of your property portfolio, you will need to have the appropriate certificates in place.

The certificates provide information on the energy and carbon efficiency of your building to a prospective tenant or purchaser and range from ‘A’ to ‘G’ where ‘A’ is the most efficient with the average to date of domestic properties being ‘D’.

The government has put together some guides for both owners of non-dwellings (link to http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nondwelling) and domestic landlords (link to http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/epcsforlandlords)

Here at cover4letproperty we would suggest using a specialist supplier such as bureau veritas (link to http://www.bureauveritas.co.uk/index.html) to carry out a site-survey of work prior to EPCs being required.

Nick Blunden

Director Cover4letproperty

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