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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Listed building, small house, holiday home, demolition: which buildings manage without an energy performance certificate — and which exemption ends in 2027.
§ 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.
Sale, new tenancy, new building: three occasions trigger the duty. Which buildings are exempt and why a fine of up to 10,000 euros is at stake.
