An EU Directive will make it compulsory for
energy
efficiency ratings to be published in all UK homes ‘for
sale’ advertisements, including on For Sale boards, from
2012, it has been
claimed.
If correct, the directive, part of the Energy Performance in Buildings legislation, will effectively reverse a recent decision of the Coalition Government, and will bring back a delay in first day marketing.
In June, housing minister Grant Shapps announced it was no longer necessary to have an Energy Performance Certificate in place before a property could be marketed. It was only necessary to have commissioned one.
But according to the UK's largest supplier of EPCs, the EU directive means that an EPC must be available at the point when marketing begins
The directive will further alarm critics who say that no matter what the UK Government decides, it can always be over-ruled by the EU, and that the country is in truth ruled from Brussels.
If correct, the directive, part of the Energy Performance in Buildings legislation, will effectively reverse a recent decision of the Coalition Government, and will bring back a delay in first day marketing.
In June, housing minister Grant Shapps announced it was no longer necessary to have an Energy Performance Certificate in place before a property could be marketed. It was only necessary to have commissioned one.
But according to the UK's largest supplier of EPCs, the EU directive means that an EPC must be available at the point when marketing begins
The directive will further alarm critics who say that no matter what the UK Government decides, it can always be over-ruled by the EU, and that the country is in truth ruled from Brussels.
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