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Energy Performance Certificates

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a property is. You must have an EPC when you’re: 

• selling a property
• renting out a property
• building a new property

You must order an EPC for potential buyers and tenants before you market your property to sell or rent.

In Scotland, you must display the EPC somewhere in the property, for example in the meter cupboard or next to the boiler.

An EPC contains:

• information about a property’s energy use and typical energy costs
• steps to improve a property’s energy efficiency and save money

An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (best) to G (worst) and is valid for 10 years.