The energy performance diagnosis (EPD) is a document that is mainly used to estimate the energy consumption and the greenhouse gas emission rates of a dwelling (or building).
It must be included in the technical diagnostic file (DDT) and be given to the future buyer or tenant of the accommodation.
The DPE's obligations differ depending on whether the home is being rented or sold.
We present to you the information you need to know.
What's the point ?
The DPE is mainly used to assess the amount of energy and greenhouse gases of a dwelling (or building).
The DPE must be carried out on the initiative of the owner of the accommodation who rents his accommodation (the lessor).
The lessor must have this diagnosis carried out by a certified professional.
The lessor must include the DPE in the technical diagnostic file (DDT) and give it to the future tenant.
The liability of the lessor may be engaged if he does not voluntarily transmit the DPE to the future tenant. The latter can appeal to the court to claim damages: Sum of money intended to repair the damage suffered.
Who is concerned ?
The DPE must be carried out in all dwellings, except those intended to be occupied less than 4 months per year.
Who should do it ?
The DPE must be carried out by a certified diagnostician.
To find a certified diagnostician, you can consult this search tool on the service-public.fr website.
To perform ECD, the diagnostician must follow a specific method.
The lessor who uses an uncertified diagnostician may be fined €1,500 (€3,000 in the event of a repeat offence). Similarly, the diagnostician can be fined €1,500 if they practice without certification (€3,000 in the event of a repeat offence).
The diagnostician must send the results of the DPE to the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe).
What is its validity period ?
The validity period of the DPE is 10 years.
However, DPEs made between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017 were valid until December 31, 2022.
Those made between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2021 are valid until December 31, 2024.