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Can I reuse the EPC from the HIP I received when buying my house?
adamzetec
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I'm looking to market my house in the coming weeks using an online estate agent. Right now the only requirement is to have an EPC before the house can be listed. These seem to be £40-£60 depending where you look.
I bought my house 2 and a half years ago, nothing has materially changed in this time other than cosmetic changes, a new shower and RCD.
Can I therefore reuse the EPC I received in the HIP when I bought the house? I understand they are valid for 10 years, I see them as a bit of a waste of time myself so would rather avoid paying if I can get away with using this.
I bought my house 2 and a half years ago, nothing has materially changed in this time other than cosmetic changes, a new shower and RCD.
Can I therefore reuse the EPC I received in the HIP when I bought the house? I understand they are valid for 10 years, I see them as a bit of a waste of time myself so would rather avoid paying if I can get away with using this.
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Just to add on, I have the full 6 page PDF document from the HIP. I see no reason why I cannot use this? It applies to the house rather than the home owner I believe?0
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No reason why not, and even if you didn't have a copy, you can search for it here:
https://www.epcregister.com/reportSearchAddressTerms.html?redirect=reportSearchAddressByPostcode0 -
We did re-use the EPC which was provided with the sale docs when we bought a BTL property. Although we had refurbished the property (new boiler, etc), we did not bother to get a new EPC as they are valid for 10 years.0
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