When is an energy performance certificate required?
The owner must ensure that an energy performance certificate exists, and the details must be shown in advertising and given to the buyer or tenant.
What the source says
- Section 4 of the certificates act: the duty to certify.
- Section 13: display on transfer and letting.
- Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2024/1275: the system of certificates.
Source rows
- EnergideklarationslagenSFS 2006:985 · Boverket, the Swedish National Board of Housing · Retrieved 2026-08-20
- EPBDCELEX 32024L1275 · The European Commission oversees transposition · Retrieved 2026-08-20
For the owner, landlord or seller
The certificate is valid for ten years and must be renewed before a sale if expired.
For the tenant, buyer or client
Where no certificate exists the buyer may have one drawn up at the seller's cost.
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