Commercial Energy Performance Certificates

Commercial Energy Performance Certificate for the sale of a property, the granting of a new lease or assignment of an existing lease.

This also includes:

• Sales by liquidators/receivers
• Inter-company transfers
• Sales and leasebacks

The commercial energy performance certificate (commercial EPC)should be produced for each commercial property when marketing commences and made available to any prospective buyer or tenant. The PENALTY for failing to make a commercial EPC available to any prospective buyer or tenant when selling or letting non-dwellings is fixed, in most cases, at 12.5 per cent of the rateable value of the building and capped at a maximum of £5,000. If a fine is enforced a commercial EPC will still be required.

The following properties are exempt from Commercial EPCs:

• Free-standing (completely detached) units under 50sqm
• Temporary buildings
• Places of worship
• Where a building is due to be demolished by a prospective buyer
• Industrial sites, workshops, non-residential agricultural buildings (which are not air conditioned or fully heated/cooled)

Buildings in the Public Sector

Buildings in the public sector will be required to display Display Energy Certificates (DEC)  for all public buildings with floor area >10,000 m2 from April 2008. A Display Energy Certificate shows the energy performance of a building based on actual energy consumption as recorded annually over periods up to the last three years. DECs need to be updated each year.

EPC Start are committed to meeting the commercial property owners requirements in respect of this new legislation, both in the private and public sector.

Speak to one of our  fully qualified assessor who holds all of the relevant qualifications to carry out the energy performance certificate, so you can rest assured that the service you receive will be of the highest level.
Call us now on 020 8279 5619.