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You can be fined if you do not get an EPC when you need one. The person selling the house, the landlord or the letting agent must show you the EPC if you're buying or renting.

Yes. It is a legal requirement to have a valid EPC for a property when marketing for sales and/or lettings. There are exemptions for certain property types, and all exemptions have to be registered on the national register. Each registered exemption is valid for five years.

By law, an EPC is required when you sell a property. It is the vendor's responsibility to make sure the property is in possession of a valid EPC when it is marketed for sale.If you are selling your property through an estate agent, your agent will be able to help you obtain or renew an EPC.

The EPC assessor will take a series of photographs and measurements of the house. The photographs could be of elements of the inside or the outside of the house.They will also take measurements of the dimensions of the property and draw a sketch of the plan of the house showing these measurements.

By law, an EPC is required when you sell a property. It is the vendor's responsibility to make sure the property is in possession of a valid EPC when it is marketed for sale. You will need to make sure that if the EPC has expired, you commission a new one before the property goes on the sales market.

It is against the law to advertise a property for rent without an EPC. If you didn't know you had to see an EPC before you signed a tenancy agreement, and you have learned that your home does not have one, you can make a complaint to your local Trading Standards office.

The relevant person has a duty to make available an EPC to a prospective buyer or tenant and will be liable to a penalty charge if he fails to do so, irrespective of whether the prospective buyer or tenant purports to waive an entitlement to receive the certificate.