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When selling your property
The government legislation states that anyone wishing to sell their property must have ordered or possess an EPC when the property goes on the market. Your estate agent is required to upload this EPC within 28 days of the sale's commencement date. There is currently no minimum EPC rating required for the sale of a property, unless you intend to rent it. An EPC is required for the transaction to be completed when selling. This includes transferring a property from a pension fund or passing property to your relatives etc.
When renting your property
If you wish to rent or lease your property you, as the landlord, must ensure that an EPC is available for any potential tenant to look at. From April 2018, it is unlawful to let a property in the UK with an EPC rating below an 'E' (unless an appropriate exemption is registered). Where the landlord has failed to comply with the compliance notice, this could lead to a fine up to £2,000 and/or a publication penalty.
What action can a landlord take?
The improvements that could save you the most energy depends on your property, but typical examples include:
insulation, eg solid wall, cavity wall
loft insulation (minimum 270mm)
heating/new boiler
draught-proofing
double glazing
renewable energy generation, eg solar panels or heat pumps
putting radiators/heaters in previously unheated areas
energy efficient lighting

How is an EPC Inspection carried out?
• To conduct a standard residential EPC we must attend the property in question - it cannot be done remotely
• The EPC assessor will have to access all rooms - and the loft if possible
• You will not be expected to lift any floorboards or carpets. It is a brief, non-intrusive assessment of your home and completed in under 30 minutes
• Any measures that we will not be able to see whilst at the property, such as suspended floor insulation, wall (cavity or external) insulation, loft insulation or otherwise, will require evidence of these for them to be included in our assessment
• If the evidence is not provided, the software will make assumptions based on the age and construction of the property, which is estimated while on site
• The assessor will need to take plenty of photos for the data submission and measurements for the rooms. This does not equate to a marketing floorplan, which can be ordered separately

A good energy rating can be a positive marketing tool showing potential purchasers that your property is economical and eco-friendly. Having an EPC in place, even if you aren’t selling can help you to take valuable action to reduce your energy bills.

Our energy assessors are a trusted provider of EPCs nationwide and deliver timely, accurate reports