Real Estate Diagnostics: Energy Performance Diagnostics (EPD)

The EPR applies to all housing. However, self-catering accommodation, including floor area is less than 50 m² are not affected by the EPD. The same applies, in particular, to listed or registered historic monuments.

Selling Owner must imperative to appeal to a diagnoser meeting certain criteria, in particular certification, to carry out the EPD.

The diagnoser must not have a connection with the selling owner that could harm its impartiality or independence.

To find a certified diagnoser, it is recommended to use an official directory:

Find a Certified Real Estate Diagnoser

The EPD should be performed after a visit to the dwelling. During this visit, the diagnoser must show the selling owner a QR code on his certification proving that he has a valid certification.

During the visit, the diagnoser must follow a specific method to perform the DPE.

The price of PE is not regulated, so the price may vary from one professional to another.

The DPE must contain the following information:

• Identification of the dwelling and its reference surface. This surface is the living space the housing, to which are added the surfaces of heated verandas and heated spaces for the main use of human occupation, with a ceiling height of at least 1,80 meters. The entire reference surface of the housing is considered to be permanently heated during the heating period.

• Relevant characteristics of the dwelling (or part thereof) and description of its heating equipment, domestic hot water production, cooling, ventilation and, in certain types of buildings, integrated space lighting. Each category of equipment must indicate the conditions of use and management having an impact on energy consumption.
• Indication of the annual amount of energy consumed or estimated for each category of equipment according to a conventional calculation method and assessment of this annual consumption expenditure
• Assessment of the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the annual amount of energy consumed or estimated
• Information on renewable energy produced by permanently settled equipment used in the dwelling (or part thereof)
• Rating of the dwelling (label) Energy), or part thereof, at the application of a reference scale (ranging from A- Extremely efficient to G- extremely low performance) taking into account the climatic zone and the altitude, produced as a function of the annual quantity of energy consumed or estimated relative to the surface of the housing (or of a part thereof) for heating, cooling, domestic hot water production, lighting and heating, cooling, domestic hot water and ventilation auxiliaries
• Rating of the dwelling (label) Climate), or part thereof, at the application of a reference scale (ranging from Low GHG emissions to G- very high emission) taking into account the climatic zone and the altitude, achieved as a function of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions related to the surface of the housing (or part thereof) for heating, cooling, domestic hot water production, lighting and heating, cooling, domestic hot water and ventilation auxiliaries
• Recommendations to improve the energy performance (e.g. window insulation) of the dwelling with an assessment of their cost and efficiency. These recommendations shall not result in an increase in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions related to the annual amount of energy consumed or estimated in the dwelling
• Latest periodic boiler inspection report or annual maintenance certificate
• Assessment of the capacity of the dwelling (or part of it) to provide thermal comfort in summer.

You can consult the full information to be included in the EPD.

The diagnoser assumes responsibility in case of incorrect EPD, unless the error is due to the fact that the seller has voluntarily communicated false information concerning the accommodation or its equipment.

The purchaser may to appeal to the court of the place where the dwelling is located to request damages or the cancelation of the sale.

The diagnoser must report the EPD results to theAdeme: titleContent :

Transmission of an EPR or an energy audit to the Ademe

The Ademe delivers him a unique identification number (13 digits) which will be recorded on the EPD. Without this number, the POE is invalid.

The diagnostic must then forward the EPD to the selling owner.

Owner Seller must integrate the EPD into the technical diagnostic documentation (DDT) and hand it over to the future purchaser.

With the unique identification number, the future purchaser can verify the authenticity of the EPD on the site of the EPD Observatory in Ademe:

Check your EPD or energy audit and download a certificate

The seller must provide the purchaser with an EPD established since up to 10 years on the date of the promise to sell or on the date of the authentic instrument of sale.

However, the EPDs that have been completed between 1^er January 2018 and June 30, 2021 are no longer valid since 1^er january 2025. They must therefore be redone if they are put up for sale.

EPDs since 1^er july 2021 are valid for 10 years.

Mandatory information differs depending on the source of the advertisement.