The \u201cClimate and Resilience\u201d Act, published on August 24, 2021, made it mandatory to conduct a regulatory energy audit when a single-family home or a single-owner building is put up for sale. More specifically, this applies initially to properties with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rated Class F or G, and will gradually be extended to include properties rated Class D and E. The effective date of this measure, initially scheduled for August 1,er<\/sup> September 2022 has been postponed to the 1ster<\/sup> April 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n Our real estate agency in Paris's 16th arrondissement<\/a><\/strong> provides insight into this new measure and the implications of this law, which aims to reduce energy consumption in the housing stock and eliminate energy-inefficient homes<\/p>\n Effective April 1, 2023, <\/strong>When selling single-family homes and single-owner multi-family residential buildings, it will be mandatory to provide a energy audit<\/a>, which will be attached to the technical inspection report for the property<\/a>. This is a new document, more restrictive than the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which is intended to recommend improvements to raise a home\u2019s energy efficiency rating and could have an impact on the real estate market.<\/p>\n In accordance with the law, sellers will be required to provide buyers with an energy audit. This regulatory audit, in addition to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), will allow buyers of energy-intensive homes to receive proposals for renovation projects designed to improve their energy efficiency.<\/p>\n The Energy Audit<\/strong> differs from the Energy Performance Assessment<\/a> (DPE), since it is a more comprehensive document. This document goes beyond the DPE<\/a>, its goal is to eliminate energy-inefficient buildings by requiring sellers to carry out renovations and convert them into energy-efficient homes. This audit outlines the main steps of the renovation process and the estimated costs.<\/p>\n More comprehensive checklist for the energy audit:<\/p>\n The energy audit, provided by the auditor to the owner of the property for sale and valid for 5 years, is handed over by the seller or the seller\u2019s real estate agent during the first showing.<\/p>\n The DPE<\/strong> is designed to assess energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by assigning a rating. The purpose of the energy audit is to improve the energy performance of homes with an unsatisfactory Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). In summary, the goal of this law is to optimize energy consumption in single-family homes and multi-family residential buildings by renovating the areas that truly make a difference, thereby transforming them into low-energy homes. In fact, the audit provides, for informational purposes, an estimate of the theoretical impact of the proposed work on energy bills and offers a more detailed overview of the budget allocated for the renovation work. This mandatory energy audit must be conducted by a professional who meets certain criteria and has taken out insurance, although their fees are not regulated. You can find the auditor of your choice either on the website France R\u00e9nov\u2019<\/a> or in theDirectory of Certified Diagnosticians and Auditors<\/a>.<\/p>\n This new energy audit requirement is likely to prompt some homeowners\u2014if they are unable to finance the work\u2014to sell their properties. Landlords are not exempt from the stricter measures introduced by the \u201cClimate and Resilience\u201d law, although the law does not require energy audits for rental properties. However, substandard housing\u2014defined as units consuming more than 450 kWhEF\/m\u00b2\/year and classified as \u201cG\u201d\u2014will no longer be allowed to be offered for rent as of January 1, 2023. This will be followed by \u201cF\u201d-rated housing in 2028 and, finally, \u201cE\u201d-rated housing in 2034.<\/p>\n For more information, please feel free to contact our real estate agencies, CENTURY 21 Auteuil Immobilier and CENTURY 21 Auteuil Seine, by phone at 01 42 15 16 21 or 01 56 07 16 21, or by email: auteuil@century21.fr<\/a> or auteuilseine@century21.fr<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" L’impact de la loi Climat et R\u00e9silience sur les obligations \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conseils"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is an energy audit, and how does it differ from an energy performance certificate (EPC)?<\/h2>\n
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The first step is to conduct the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which will determine whether an energy audit is necessary.<\/p>\n
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