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Energy Performance of Buildings (Amendment) Regulations

26 April 2017

What is the amended legislation:
Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations SI 2017/368
Who does this affect: England and Wales
When does this change take place: 6 April 2017
 
They amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations SI 2012/3118, to revise the fees for entering data onto the register of energy performance certificates, display energy certificates and air conditioning inspection reports.
 
These Regulations also add to the list of data items from the register that may be published on a website.

The fee for entering data from which an energy performance certificate which relates to a dwelling may be produced rises from £1.82 to £2.07.
 
Also, the fee for entering data from which:

  • an energy performance certificate which relates to a building other than a dwelling,

  • a display energy certificate, or

  • an inspection report,

...may be produced rises from £10.12 to £12.82
 
Schedule B1 (specified data items for online publication) adds amongst other things the following to the domestic entry:

  • the construction age band for the building

  • the date on which the energy assessor completed the report

  • the tenure type

  • the indicative cost, typical saving per year and energy efficiency rating and environmental efficiency ratings associated with recommended improvements

  • whether a pressure test has been carried out or an assumed value has been used for air permeability

  • the results of any air permeability test

  • the number of open flues in the building

  • the number of extract fans in the building

The full text of the Regulations may be found here.

Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk.