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energy performance
report (‘diagnostic de performance énErgétique’ or DPE)
A new
obligation has come into force for property sales from 1st
November 2006. For many properties it is now compulsory to provide
the purchaser with an energy performance report. The purpose of the
report is informative: the purchaser is advised of the energy
consumption levels of the property as well as its greenhouse gas
emissions. The report also makes recommendations about energy-saving
installations and mechanisms for the particular property. It is
obligatory for most property sales falling within the compulsory
categories for which there are five different types of reports depending
upon the property’s particular classification. The report should be
annexed to the first contract (‘compromis’ or ‘sous-seing privé de vente’)
or to the completion deed (‘acte de vente’) should the report not have
been furnished at the time of the first contract.
The
maximum validity of the report is ten years but it is necessary to draw
up a new one should the energy characteristics have changed in the
meantime. It is the vendor’s responsibility to commission it and at
their charge. The penalty for not providing it is likely to be damages
to the purchaser’s benefit but could extend to the nullity of the sale.
07/02/2007
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Legal update
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