What happens if an EPC expires during a tenancy?

What happens if an EPC expires during a tenancy? Nothing straight away. An EPC is valid for 10 years, and if it expires mid-tenancy, the government's 2020 guidance says you need a new one only when you next sell, let to a new tenant or modify the property. No. Government guidance says there is no automatic requirement for a new EPC when one expires. You need a new one at the next trigger point: when you sell, let to a new tenant or modify the home in a way that needs one. 10 years. You can check the date on yours, and download it free, with the find an energy certificate service on GOV.UK. The 2020 government guidance gives an example where an F-rated home's EPC expired during an ongoing tenancy, and says the home was then not caught by the minimum standard. The rule applies again once a new EPC is needed and lodged. Read the full answer, with every source, at rightotax.co.uk.