Are any buildings exempt from requiring an energy performance certificate?
A. EPCs are not required on sale or rent for: places of worship, temporary buildings with a planned time of use of less than two years, stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2 that are not dwellings, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand. EPCs are not required on sale or rent for dwellings due to be demolished, if the seller or landlord can demonstrate that: the dwelling is suitable for demolition, the resulting site is suitable for redevelopment, and all the appropriate permissions are in place for both the demolition and the redevelopment.
