UK
Energy performance certificate
An energy performance certificate rates how energy-efficient a property is, from A to G, and lists recommendations. In England and Wales a listing for sale or let needs a valid certificate, with narrow exceptions.
Also called EPC.
When you need it
Order it before marketing, not after the first portal rejection. The rating and the certificate number belong on the particulars. Do not guess a band from the age of the boiler. Minimum standards for lets have their own rules and exemptions. Check the current domestic minimum before you tell a landlord they can or cannot let.
It is not a survey
An EPC is not a condition report and not a guarantee of bills. Quote the rating you have on the certificate, and the date it runs to.
Questions
What does Energy performance certificate mean?
An energy performance certificate rates how energy-efficient a property is, from A to G, and lists recommendations. In England and Wales a listing for sale or let needs a valid certificate, with narrow exceptions.
General information for agency staff, not legal advice. Rules and local practice change. Check the official source before you rely on a definition in a client letter.