As those of you who already own rentable properties will be aware as from a few months back (1st October 2008) (Bonny Scotland 1st December 2008) landlords are now required to provide Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for their properties inclusive of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
This being a requirement of the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2007 with the result that both landlords and tenants will have more information about how energy efficient the property that they are either letting (landlord) or renting (tenant) is.
So what exactly constitutes an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?
Well each EPC is required to have three parts:
- The Energy Efficiency Rating which relates to the running costs of the property.
- The Environmental Impact Rating that relates to the carbon dioxide emissions from the property
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