From 1st October 2008, it will be a legal requirement for all those
wishing to sell/let/assign legal interests in commercial property to
produce an Energy Performance Certificate. The EPC and
recommendation report must be made available free of charge by a
Landlord or Tenant seeking to dispose of commercial property. The
guidance states that this must be provided at the earliest
opportunity and no later than:

When any written information about the building is provided in
response to a request for information received from the prospective
tenant/purchaser: OR

When a viewing is conducted: OR

If neither of these occur, before entering into a Contract to sell or
let.

We recommend that you consider having this report carried out by an
EPC assessor at an early point in the marketing campaign so as to meet
these requirements at the point of sale. The production of an EPC is a
legal requirement and whilst we are not yet certain of the exact
breach of legislation rules there is a potential fine of up to £5,000
for non-compliance.

For the latest and detailed information on EPC's we have provided a
link to the Local Government and communities Guidance notes - link
here to the pdf

Bridger Bell are able to provide competitive quotes by qualified EPC
assessors at short notice.

Please call either myself or my colleagues Jonathan Hillman or Mary
Ottey if you wish us to provide a quote for organising this for you on
01372-730000

Click here to view a PDF of the
Energy Performance Certificate Guidance Notes