Greece, Property Owners, New Energy Performance Taxes and Certificates

Blog article in Greek

Automatic translation:

"The hikes for homeowners are endless, you'll have to pay up to 600 euro to provide certificates for the energy performance of buildings under the EU Directive.

Apart from the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), the homeowners should have two more, from 1 January 2013. One will deal with the heat and the other is the air conditioning . Specifically, according to the EU Directive 2010/31 R . E. , licenses will have a duration of ten years, as the energy (SMO), but are valid for two to four years, depending on the heating or air conditioning system and the type of fuel. however there will only be on sale or lease of buildings as it is today for energy certificates, but will be mandatory for all property owners , even if the property is not used. Score, owners incur additional money for the adoption of each of these two certificates. According the Draft Law on the Energy Performance of Buildings , the fee for the inspection of heating and cooling buildings will be set free , by written agreement between the parties will not, however, exceed the following values: - 250 euros for an installed capacity of up to 200kW, - four hundred euros for an installed capacity of 201 kW up to four hundred, - eight hundred euros from 401 kW and above. noted that hitherto mandatory version EPC , where completion of a new or major renovation of existing building and selling or leasing a new tenant for apartments, offices and shops area of over 50 sq. km. m (excluded warehouses, garages and certain categories of commercial buildings). For a 100 sq.m. house, the cost of SMO ranges from 150 to 200 euros. If a landlord does not have ARC or has not completed energy audit of heating or air conditioning , according to the bill, the fine would be from 1,000 to 10,000 euros , based on the surface and the use of certified building or building unit, the size of the building systems, the degree of culpability and any recurrence of the debtor.

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