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• Regulatory Impact Assessment: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - Articles 7-10: Amendment of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

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Summary

The objective of this Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is to estimate the impact of the amendment to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2007 necessary to align with changes to the implementation of Home Information Packs (HIPs) as announced on 22 May 2007. It should be read in conjunction with the RIA for these HIP changes, which explain the context and reasoning.

The main change is:

• To extend the 3 month age limit and allow EPCs to be up to 12 months old when a property is put up for sale. This change is being made pending a consultation during the summer on the long-term arrangements for the validity of EPCs in HIPs.

Additional transitional changes to smooth implementation are:

• HIPs and EPCs to be implemented on a phased basis commencing with properties having 4 bedrooms or more from 1 August 2007. This is to be extended to properties with less than 4 bedrooms as sufficient energy assessors become available.
• For a transitional period until 31 December 2007, to allow people to market their properties as soon as they have commissioned a pack - rather than making them wait until they have received them.

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