Diagnostic de performance énergétique
10 years Sale and letting
Rates the dwelling from A to G on its energy consumption and its emissions. It is what determines whether a dwelling may still be let.
Please note: DPE reports carried out between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2021 have no longer been valid since 1 January 2025. They must be redone before any sale.
Amiante
Unlimited where none is found Sale, before works, before demolition
Identifies asbestos-containing materials. Required for any property whose building permit predates July 1997.
Plomb (CREP)
1 year for a sale where lead is present, 6 years for a letting, unlimited where none is found Sale and letting
Detects lead in old paintwork. Required for dwellings built before 1949.
Electricity
3 years for a sale, 6 years for a letting Sale and letting
Checks an installation more than fifteen years old and flags anything that presents a risk.
Gas
3 years for a sale, 6 years for a letting Sale and letting
Same logic as for electricity, applied to a gas installation more than fifteen years old.
Termites
6 months Sale, in the areas concerned
Looks for the presence of termites. Required only in communes designated by prefectoral order.
Loi Carrez
Unlimited, unless works alter the floor area Sale within a copropriété
Measures the private floor area. An error of more than 5% gives rise to an entitlement to a reduction in the price.
Loi Boutin
Unlimited, unless works alter the floor area Unfurnished letting
Measures the habitable floor area, which does not follow the same rules as the Loi Carrez.
État des risques et pollutions
6 months Sale and letting
Sets out the natural, mining, technological, seismic and soil pollution risks.
Mains drainage
3 years Sale
Checks the connection to the network and that it complies.
The periods shown are those that apply in the most common cases. Several of them depend on what was found: a report concluding that no lead is present does not expire in the same way as one that reveals it. The expiry date appears on every report we hand over to you.