No EPC for the Building - whose responsibility?

 

Type of Transaction	Party responsible for supplying an EPC	Recipient of EPC
New Build	Building Contractor	Building Owner
The building is sold	Building Owner	Buyer
The building or part of is let	Landlord	Tenant
Assigned Lease	Granting assignor	Assignee
Sub Let	Current / outgoing tenant	Incoming tenant

 

Regulations state that a valid EPC is required at the “earliest opportunity or at least before entering into a contract to sell or rent out the property”
The penalty for failing to make an EPC available to any prospective buyer or tenant when selling or letting non-dwellings is fixed - 12.5% of the rateable value of the building. This is subject to a minimum penalty of £500 and a maximum of £5,000. A default penalty applies where a formula cannot be applied - £750.
An EPC will still be required.

These penalties are enforced by Trading Standards.