Further to our post yesterday on the suspension of HIPs and the amendments to the EPC regulations, the amendment has now been published on the OPSI website.
From an examination of the amendment regulations it can be seen that the main change is an insertion of a new regulation 5A into the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. The new regulation 5A simply states that where a property is being sold and it doesnot have a valid EPC one must be commissioned before it is put on the market.
The amendement regulations make no change to regulation 5 of the original EPC regulations which require let properties to have an EPC available to show a tenant at the time that written particulars are provided or the property is shown, whichever is th earlier.
Therefore, the HIPs amendement will have absolutely no effect on the rental market.
Filed under: England & Wales Tagged: energy efficiency, EPCs
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