EPC Update
It is amazing how quickly the year seems to pass by, soon July 1st will be upon us and the most recent legislation regarding commercial property epc’s is set to be enforced.
Until now many sales and leases of commercial property have avoided commissioning an epc until contract exchange because of the perceived high costs and the apparent lack of enforcement.
When commercial epc’s were introduced there was a period of grace – 28 days from the point of marketing a commercial property were allowed to elapse before you were legally required to provide an epc.
July 1st will see that period of grace reduced to just 7 days and with a further twist not only will the owner / landlord now be responsible for ensuring that the property is marketed with a valid epc but the agent will now also find themselves liable to being penalised with what is termed “a substantial fine”. In an attempt to clampdown on commercial properties being marketed without a valid epc Trading Standard Officers will have increased powers to ask for the paperwork and any party not complying will also be liable to a substantial financial penalty.
We understand that the perceived costs of producing an epc can be high – but usually only when you use the services of a third party. By coming direct to a specialist company such as CEAUK it is the most cost effective way to comply with the legislation.
Here at CEAUK we simply produce epc’s, undertake air conditioning inspections and DEC’s – this is what we do and we are particularly good at it.
Many of our clients are surprised as to how inexpensive it is to comply with current epc legislation and this is what sets CEAUK apart from other companies.
So make certain that you comply and contact CEAUK on 08707 708 747.
By way of a salutary tale I parked on yellow lines the other day rather than put the car in the car park – cost to me for parking for 15 minutes was £25 courtesy of the traffic warden (and if I hadn't paid within 28 days the fine would have doubled).
Is it worth taking the chance because by not commissioning an epc you could be looking at fines that are considerably more than my errant parking – if like me you really hate being fined then telephone us today, we won’t sort out your parking but we will ensure that your commercial property is compliant with epc legislation.
Until now many sales and leases of commercial property have avoided commissioning an epc until contract exchange because of the perceived high costs and the apparent lack of enforcement.
When commercial epc’s were introduced there was a period of grace – 28 days from the point of marketing a commercial property were allowed to elapse before you were legally required to provide an epc.
July 1st will see that period of grace reduced to just 7 days and with a further twist not only will the owner / landlord now be responsible for ensuring that the property is marketed with a valid epc but the agent will now also find themselves liable to being penalised with what is termed “a substantial fine”. In an attempt to clampdown on commercial properties being marketed without a valid epc Trading Standard Officers will have increased powers to ask for the paperwork and any party not complying will also be liable to a substantial financial penalty.
We understand that the perceived costs of producing an epc can be high – but usually only when you use the services of a third party. By coming direct to a specialist company such as CEAUK it is the most cost effective way to comply with the legislation.
Here at CEAUK we simply produce epc’s, undertake air conditioning inspections and DEC’s – this is what we do and we are particularly good at it.
Many of our clients are surprised as to how inexpensive it is to comply with current epc legislation and this is what sets CEAUK apart from other companies.
So make certain that you comply and contact CEAUK on 08707 708 747.
By way of a salutary tale I parked on yellow lines the other day rather than put the car in the car park – cost to me for parking for 15 minutes was £25 courtesy of the traffic warden (and if I hadn't paid within 28 days the fine would have doubled).
Is it worth taking the chance because by not commissioning an epc you could be looking at fines that are considerably more than my errant parking – if like me you really hate being fined then telephone us today, we won’t sort out your parking but we will ensure that your commercial property is compliant with epc legislation.
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