Upcoming changes to regulations regarding energy performance certificates (EPC) are due to come into effect on 1 April. Currently, the minimum energy efficiency standards require new lettings to have a minimum EPC rating of E. Following the changes in April, existing commercial lettings will also need to have a minimum EPC rating of E.
Commercial Real Estate partner Thomas White predicts that the EPC issue is going to gain traction over the coming months, with many of his clients in the commercial property sector checking if they have assets in their portfolio which have been caught by this change.
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