Why do you need a Commercial EPC or Energy Performance Certificate?

By law the all commercial properties offered for sale or lease must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) compiled by a Domestic Energy Assessor. This document gives homebuyers and sellers an indication (or rating) of their homes energy efficiency and carbon emissions. It gives them current average costs for heating, hot water and lighting in the home as well as advising how to cut costs with energy efficiency measures.

How do I go about getting a Commercial Energy Performance Certificate / EPC?

Contact HIP Direct - we will advise you on what you need to do for your individual requirements, along with giving you an accurate cost

Commercial Energy Performance Certificates are legally required for the sale of a commercial property...

Legislation regarding Commercial Energy Performance Certificattes dictates that Commercial EPC's are legally required for the sale of commercial property, the granting of a new lease or assignment of an existing lease.

This Commercial EPC legislation also includes:

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

Commercial Energy Performance Certificates from £249*
*Price shown is subject to VAT

Commercial EPC's are valid for 10 years.

Commercial Energy Performance Certificates give details of the energy rating of a building. This information enables prospective purchasers or tenants to make informed decisions as to the energy efficiency of their investment.

Commercial EPC's have to be made available at the earliest opportunity and no later than the earliest of:

When the property details have been prepared or when any written information has been provided in response to a request for information from a serious buyer or prospective tenant
When a viewing is undertaken
Before entering into a contract to sell, let or assign

Important! 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 (where not air conditioned or fully heated/cooled)

HIP Direct assessors are also qualified to undertake Domestic Energy Assessments for any commercial properties that also have adjoining residential property, for example a shop with a flat above. We can combine the residential EPC within our quote and the Domestic EPC can be completed at the same time as the Commercial EPC.

Commercial EPC Surrey? EPC Middlesex? EPC South East?

HIP Direct are based in the south-east and our immediate surrounding area is Surrey and Middlesex. Having said that, we do offer nationwide coverage and can provide Commercial EPC's throughout the UK. So if you are looking for EPC's in Surrey, EPC's in Middlesex,EPC's in the South East or EPC's anywhere in the UK all at low prices, contact HIP Direct