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‘For sale’ boards to display energy efficiency ratings
An EU Directive is making it compulsory for energy efficiency ratings to be published in all UK homes ‘for sale’ advertisements as of 2012.
‘For sale’ boards currently do not have to display the energy efficiency of the property but this is set to change according The National EPC Company.
At present, an Energy performance Certificate (EPC) must be commissioned before a property goes on market, however the information might not be available when a potential purchaser initially views it.
Marc Blomfield, managing director of The National EPC Company, “People need to know what they are buying into, right from the outset, it’s their right. At the moment potential property purchasers don’t have to be made aware of a property’s energy performance at their first viewing and often find out later down the line, when it’s too late.
“People don’t realise one fifth of UK homes are rated F or G in the energy efficiency scale, these are the very worst condition homes.
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