Energy Performance of Buildings – A giant leap forward (Part two)

No marketing or let without a valid EPC Question 20 is unclear. It legitimately asks whether the Government should require that an EPC be in place before the marketing begins. Currently once an EPC has been commissioned there is a seven day window, plus a possible 21 day extension period, to ensure that an EPC is available. They may be considering this from a consumer protection perspective, for instance, where someone takes the property unseen. Whilst uncommon this may have happened more frequently during Coronavirus. The applicant may not have been aware of the EPC rating until after agreeing to ...