What is an energetic certification?

It is a procedure to certify the buildings or parts of an existing buildings

(housings, offices and commercial buildings are included). It arises across the

approval of a Royal Decree on Energy Efficiency, according to exigency of the

European Union. This Royal Decree is

235/2013 of April 5.

The Energy Efficiency Certification, as the

domestic electrical appliances, includes an

energetic qualification by means of a letter

(levels from A to G) and information targets

on the energetic characteristics, emission,

consumptions and possible improvements

for energetic saving of the building.

This certificate serves to inform buyers or

lessees of real estate about the energetic

characteristics, consumptions, features and

possible improvements of the same ones. In

short, this certificate allows to value and to compare to the users of the

housings the energetic presentations of the same ones..

Can I rent / sell my housing without the Energetic Certificate?

No, this certificate is obligatory to put it at the disposal of the buyers or

building lessees. The Royal Decree says:

" The label of Energy Efficiency will be included in any offer, promotion

and advertising directed the sale or lease of the building or unit of the

building ".

From when will it be necessary?

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It will be necessary in any sale or rent of housing or business premises from

June 1, 2013.

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Who must order the certificate?

The Certificate must be ordered by the owner of the housing. Also must be

responsible to preserve the Certificate documentation.

How much time to be in force has the certificate?

The Energy Efficiency Certificate will have a maximum validity of 10 years.

What does happen if I do not certify my building?

If being forced to exhibit the energetic certification on the occasion of the

advertising, dealing or rent of a housing, business premises or office, the owner

was not doing it, it can face to:

· To be sanctioned by the competent organ of his respective Autonomous

Community. They will be able to be sanctioned the owner of the house

and the real estate agencies that publicize the housings without this

information.

· The contract of sale or lease can be declared invalid for not having

informed correctly the buyer or lessee.

· The seller / lessor could indemnify the buyer or tenant for the prejudices

caused by the faults about basic information.

Which is the quantity of the sanctions?

The sanctions will be applied as infractions for buildings Energy Efficiency and

infractions in defense of the consumers or users for not exposing the

information of the Certificate.

In case of sanctions by breach of the General Law for the defense of the

consumers and users, these they will be able to be considered to be like slight,

serious or very serious. The slight ones will be able to reach even 3.005,06 €,

without counting the sanctions as for Energetic Certification.

Can I wait to sell or rent the housing and then to contract the energetic certification?

It is not possible. The energetic certificate forms a part of the basic information

that the seller or lessor must facilitate to the Consumer - buyer or tenant, so

this document must be available before formalizing the operation and visible in

all kind of advertising.

What does happen if the result of the energetic qualification is the worst of the possible ones in the set of values?

The houses will not be forced to realize any work of reform to adapt to the

minimal level demanded by the regulation. Only the result of the certification

will have the purpose of informing the future tenant or owner of the housing,

on the consumption of the same one.