15th Apr 2020
Government advice on EPC
Government advice on EPC The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published advice on meeting the regulatory requirement to secure a valid Energy Performance Certificate on marketing a property during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This advice clarifies that: The legal requirement to obtain an EPC before selling or letting a property remains in place. Where a property is occupied, parties must endeavour to agree that the transaction can be delayed, so that an EPC assessment can proceed when stay-at-home measures to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) are no longer in place. If moving is unavoidable and the parties are unable ...