The Energy Efficiency Certificate has been compulsory in Spain since 1 June 2013 for the rental or sale of a property or premises. It is a report that analyses information about the orientation, location, envelope, lighting and energy production systems of the property.
The requirement is regulated in Spain by Royal Decree 235/2013. The energy certification regulations come from a European Directive that all member states have already complied with.
The responsibility for obtaining this energy certificate lies with the owner of the property, who must contract the services of a certifying technician to obtain the energy certificate.
The content of the energy certificate is summarised on the energy label, which indicates the emissions and consumption ratings that the property has obtained in its energy certificate by applying a scale of values ranging from letter A, the most efficient, to letter G, the least efficient.
In the case of the sale of a property, the owner is obliged to hand over the energy certificate to the buyer and it must be included in the sales contract. It is also the owner’s obligation to provide the energy certificate to their real estate agency to include it in their advertisement on real estate portals.
Penalties for not having the Energy Efficiency Certificate
Selling or renting without the certificate is an offence and is punishable by fines ranging from €300 to €6,000, according to Law 8/2013 of 26 June.
These penalties are divided into three groups according to the severity of the offence.
- Minor infringements will be fined between €300 and €600.
- Serious infringements are associated with fines of €601 to €1000.
- Very serious infringements carry fines of €1001 to €6000.
You can contact us to obtain your energy certificate.
