Plain-English guides to the German energy performance certificate (Energieausweis): who needs one, what it costs, how the classes work and how to order online.
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There is no list price for commercial property: floor area, zoning and building services set the effort — from 2027 the cheap consumption certificate is gone.
Land register extract, cadastral map, energy certificate: which documents a house sale requires, where to get them, what they cost and how long they take.
Consumption or demand certificate
Two figures, one unit, different levels: what the primary energy factor does, which figure sets the efficiency class and what goes in adverts from 2027.
Listed building, small house, holiday home, demolition: which buildings manage without an energy performance certificate — and which exemption ends in 2027.
Not the year of construction decides whether a heat pump suits an older house, but the flow temperature — and the energy certificate shows where you stand.
The 65 per cent rule is gone, and so is the replacement duty. What has applied to existing heating, new gas boilers and breakdowns since 29 July 2026.
Let: fully deductible as income-related expenses. Owner-occupied: not at all — the Finance Ministry expressly excludes the certificate from § 35a EStG.
Whoever bears the duty bears the costs. Why passing it on through the service charges is ruled out and what tenants can do if it appears there anyway.
§ 108 GModG lists six fine offences around the energy performance certificate — all up to 10,000 euros. Who is liable, who checks and how fines are set.
Consumption or demand certificate
The certificate covers the whole building, not your flat. Who obtains it, who pays and what you still owe personally when you sell.
The iSFP is not an energy certificate but a subsidised plan. What it costs, what the state pays and why the bonus works differently since July 2026.
Forced renovation from 2030, oil boilers out, class F means duty: six common claims about mandatory renovation — set against the verified legal position.
A consumption certificate costs from 69,90 € online. Why the price depends on the bills and what belongs in a reputable quote.
Why a demand certificate costs more: price from 119,90 €, the market range with source and how to spot a complete quote.
§ 88 GModG lists five groups exhaustively — from civil engineer to chimney sweep. How to tell whether your issuer is one of them.
An energy performance certificate is valid for ten years from issue. Expired does not mean you must renew — the duty arises from the occasion, not the calendar.
Minimum standards under Article 9 EPBD apply only to non-residential buildings: from 2030 at most 3.5 times the reference building, from 2033 2.95 times.
Consumption or demand certificate
When a commercial or office building needs a certificate, when it must be displayed and why the consumption certificate for it ends in late 2026.
From the decision to sell to the handover: when the certificate must be available, which five details belong in the listing and what a late certificate costs.
Consumption or demand certificate
Ordered online, it is the same official certificate. What the law requires of the issuer, which details you need beforehand and when online does not work.
