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EPC deadline extended to January
Originally set as October 1 2008, the government has extended the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) deadline which means commercial properties now have until 4 January 2009 to get their EPCs.
The new measures mean that commercial properties now have until 4 January to obtain an EPC, unless the building is sold or rented before hand.
Critics have blamed the move on a lack of organization and trained energy assessors to award the EPCs.
A government spokesman said, “The 1 October deadline does apply for domestic properties, sales and rentals although we are giving people a reasonable amount of time to get their EPCs.
“Therefore those properties that are already on the market without an EPC will not all suddenly need to get one overnight between the 30 September and 1 October.
“They will need to obtain one from the 1 October but they have until January to get it,” the spokesman added.
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