Who is responsible for obtaining an EPC or DEC?
New Building – it is the contractor’s responsibility to provide the owner with the EPC. Sale – it is the seller’s responsibility to provide the EPC for prospective buyers. Letting – it is the lessor or assignor’s responsibility to provide the EPC for prospective tenants. The building occupier is responsible for commissioning a DEC. Certain types of transactions are excluded (e.g. the sale of a company).