Epc Certificates For Landlords Property!

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Have you been contemplating to buy a house or building premise or take a house on rent? If yes, then it is advisable you take a house that has a better EPC. Energy Performance Rating is nothing but the rating that states the efficiency of a house or building premise. The better the rating the higher the value of the house or building.

Landlords & building owners can project a better EPC and enhance the value of the house. Prospective home buyers can buy a house or take a house on rent that has a better EPC.

Energy Performance Certificates provide homeowners and tenants information on the amount of energy usage and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of a property. Apart from this it also states recommendations for improvements for the same. If you are a landlord, you may feel the need to avail an EPC.

The certificate primarily states the energy efficiency of a home and how it can be improved to both the homeowners and potential buyers and tenants. The seller is required to provide a valid EPC when a prospective buyer wishes to buy a property. You are also allowed to use the same EPC if you subsequently let ...
... the property to a tenant.

An EPC carries two separate charts: one that shows the energy efficiency rating and another that show the environment impact based on CO2 emissions of the building on a scale from ‘A' to ‘G', whereby ‘A' is the best score.

The rating of your building is shown on the certificate in the same way as commonly used for fridges, washing machines and other domestic appliances. An EPC also comes with a detailed recommendations report that contains advice on low-cost ways to improve the energy efficiency of the property and reduce CO2 emissions.

There are many requirements for an EPC. An EPC must be provided at the earliest possible point and must be available:

When the home is viewed by prospective tenants
If written information about the home is provided as a result of a request by a prospective tenant
Before the tenant signs a contract to rent the home

However, there are certain do's and don'ts that a house owner or a building premise owner must be aware of. Do's:

You must make an EPC request if your property is to be rented to a new tenant after 1 October 2008
Make an EPC request at least 14 days before it is needed
Make the EPC available free of charge to any prospective tenant(s)

Don't:

Buy a new EPC every time a new tenant moves in
Purchase an EPC if your tenant rents a room and shares facilities
Get the inspection done by a surveyor not certified to carry out EPC inspections
Accept a certificate that is not issued in the government approved format or does not contain the certificate number

All in all, an EPC is extremely useful from every perspective.

Sadhana Dhanyal, Expert Author. Information on EPC uk: Energy Performance Certificate in UKAnd: HIP Provider UK