1. Summary of the changes of the EPB Regulations
The changes to the EPB Regulations can be summarised as follows:
- the changes will extend the current requirements to commission an EPC that apply to residential buildings to all residential and non residential buildings when sold or rented out;
- the requirements for the provision of an EPC with written particulars will be extended to all buildings sold or rented out and the option to attach the asset rating will be removed. The requirement will only extend to the first page of the EPC; and
- the requirement for the statutory lodgement of air conditioning inspection reports into the central EPC Register.
The following summary details the main changes that will be made in relation to EPCs.
2. Commissioning an EPC before marketing
In general, the onus remains on the 'relevant person' (i.e. the seller or landlord) to commission an EPC before marketing. The main changes are as follows:
- the duty to commission an EPC before marketing will be extended to the sale and rent of residential and non-residential buildings;
- the current 28 day period within which an EPC is to be secured using 'reasonable efforts' will be reduced to 7 days;
- if after that 7 day period the EPC has not been secured the relevant person will have a futher 21 days in which to do so.
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