What is Energy Performance?
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) provides information about the energy and environmental performance of a dwelling or building (graded from A to G), assessing its energy consumption and its impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
To be considered suitable, your dwelling must meet an energy performance criterion. This criterion can vary depending on the location of your property, such as in the metropolitan area or overseas territories (DOM TOM), for example.
What is the DPE?
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a document primarily used to estimate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission rates of a dwelling (or building).
Its creation is initiated by the property owner who is renting it out. To conduct this assessment, the landlord must engage a certified professional. Subsequently, the EPC must be included in the Technical Diagnostic File (DDT) that the landlord is required to provide to the prospective tenant.
Failure to intentionally provide the EPC to the prospective tenant can result in the landlord's liability. In such a case, the tenant may take legal action to seek damages and compensation for the harm suffered.
Who Is Affected?
The EPC must be conducted for all dwellings, except those intended for occupancy for less than 4 months a year.
Who Should Conduct It?
The EPC must be carried out by a certified assessor. To find a certified assessor, you can consult the search tool on the service-public.fr website.
To conduct the EPC, the assessor must adhere to a specific methodology.
A landlord who engages an uncertified assessor may face a fine of €1,500 (€3,000 for repeat offenses). Similarly, an uncertified assessor may be fined €1,500 for practicing without certification (€3,000 for repeat offenses).
The assessor must transmit the results of the EPC to the Agency for Ecological Transition (Ademe).
What Is Its Validity Period?
The EPC is valid for 10 years.
However, EPCs conducted between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2017, remained valid until December 31, 2022.
EPCs conducted between January 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021, are valid until December 31, 2024.
Metropolitan Area:
For leases signed (or renewed or extended) since January 1, 2023, the dwelling must consume less than 450 kWh of final energy per square meter of living space per year. This consumption is estimated by the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
For leases signed (or renewed or tacitly extended) from 2025, the dwelling must belong to classes A to F in the EPC.
For leases signed (or renewed or tacitly extended) from 2028, the dwelling must belong to classes A to E in the EPC.
For leases signed (or renewed or tacitly extended) from 2034, the dwelling must belong to classes A to D in the EPC.
DOM TOM:
For leases signed (or renewed or tacitly extended) from 2028, the dwelling must belong to classes A to F in the EPC.
For leases signed (or renewed or tacitly extended) from 2031, the dwelling must belong to classes A to E in the EPC.