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EPCs contain information on your home's energy use and carbon dioxide emissions
and a recommendation report with suggestions on how to reduce these. EPCs carry
ratings that compare the current energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions
with potential figures that your home could achieve.
Potential figures are calculated by estimating what the energy efficiency and carbon
dioxide emissions would be if energy saving measures were put in place. The rating
measures the energy and carbon emission efficiency of your home using a grade from
‘A’ to ‘G’.
An ‘A’ rating is the most efficient, while ‘G’ is the least efficient. The average
efficiency grade to date is 'D'. All homes are measured using the same calculations,
so you can compare the energy efficiency of different properties.
Almost every property in England and Wales now requires an Energy Performance Certificate
if it is marketed for sale or to let.
If you are selling your property or you are a landlord renting a property, then
you will need an Energy Performance Certificate. This is now a legal requirement.
You are therefore obliged by law to provide an EPC, as part of the marketing details,
and failure to comply with this could attract a fine.
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