Do I need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) when letting a property?

Since October 2008 all landlords letting property to new tenants require an EPC or energy performance certificate. 

An EPC demonstrates the energy rating and efficiency of a property. An EPC gives landlords and tenants information on how efficient the property to let is and gives a standard energy and carbon emissions rating from A to G, A being the most efficient.

Energy performance certificates for properties to let are valid for ten years.  However if improvements are made to the property which might affect the energy rating then the EPC can be carried out more often.

If a landlord renews the lease to the current tenants, an EPC will not be required. It is only when new tenants move in that you as a landlord will need to obtain an energy performance certificate for the property.

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