Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), or Certificado de Eficiencia Energética (CEE) in Spanish. What are they, and why do you need one?
It is illegal to sell or rent a property without a valid, registered energy efficiency certificate (CEE). When completing in the Notary a purchase, if the certificate is not presented before the Notary, the buy and sell deed can not be signed by either party, therefore is a very important document to have, some sellers may only supply what is none as the etiqueta, which is a one page outline of the general rating of the property, although you can ask the Notary to just add this page into the deeds, the full report must be seen by the Notary and given to you in printed format. If you will be in the property to meet the architect, the cost will be €100.00 for an apartment, and €120.00, but if you are not in Spain, you can send us the keys, and we will accompany the architect to your property, open, wait while he measures all, close the property, and then hold your keys in our office, until you can come to Gandia to collect them, our fee is €25.00. Please note all prices stated are plus IVA at 21%.
From the time the technical architect issues the certificate, for ratings of A to F, will be valid for 10 years, but if the rating is G, then valid only for 5 years.
Upcoming European laws state that from the 1st of January 2030, all residential properties must have an energy rating of E or higher (A being the highest and G the lowest), by the 1st of January 2033, the rating of D or higher, and by 2050 that all buildings have zero emissions.
They estimate that about 80% of Spanish homes are rated either E, F, or G, so when the new laws come in to effect, should you want to sell your property in 2030, if the rating is F or G, it will mean that you will have to do improvements to the property such as:
Changing windows if the existing ones are not energy efficient.
Changing the water heater if consumes a lot of energy. There are air pump water heaters such as the Ariston Lydis Hybrid, which heats the water, using the air temperature outside, and use hardly any electricity.
Insulating walls.
Changing old heating systems for more efficient methods.
If you would like a visit from an architect, to explain to you what his advice would be to bring your property into the rating of E, or better lower, please contact us.
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Please check out the other services that we think may be helpful to you, and other information regarding properties in Spain that we think may be useful. Simply click on one of the links below to see the information regarding each category and services available.
All services related to Spanish real estate we offer.
Purchasing a Spanish property, including start to finish guide and information.
Selling a Spanish property.
CEE Energy rating certificate.
Second habitation license.
Reconnections of water and electricity (Bank sourced properties).
Property security with an alarm.
Prior to reforming your Spanish property.
Property building licenses.
Project management for building.
Builders.
Property management in general.
Legalize the square meters of your property.
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