Controversy Surrounding Public Access to Energy Score Information and EPC Labels

However, according to Demir, concerns have arisen about possible “perverse side effects whereby the information would not be used for the right purposes and would be publicly abused as a status symbol, which it is not”.

“There was also the fear that a slippery slope would be followed in which more and more information would be shared publicly,” it said. To rule out these perverse effects, the tool has been offline for several weeks. The regulations that regulated public access were abolished.

It remains mandatory to state the energy score or the EPC label when you sell or rent a building. When transferring a building with poor energy performance, it must also be stated that the building is subject to a renovation obligation.

2023-12-22 18:35:00
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