As of 01.01.2014, based on implementation of EU directives, Croatian Government, has implemented new regulation with regard to : property owners, real estate agencies, rental agencies, investors, advertisers for sale/ rental of properties, portals and media etc.
The new regulation on ENERGY AUDITS AND ENERGY CERTIFICATION OF BUILDINGS (BER CERTIFICATE) according to Article 12. of same regulation, prescribes the following:
1. The property owner of ( house, apartment, office space) is obliged, when selling, renting or leasing his property, to show , energy certificate to prospective buyer, renter or tenant if required.
Energy certificate, must be available , upon signing of property purchase contract and it is the integral part of such contract.
2.When the property is offered for sale, rent, lease or advertised in media or portals, energy class notice of such property, must be specified.
WHAT IS BER, ENERGY CERTIFICATE:
It is a document , which under prescribed parameters ,demonstrates the energy performance of building ( heating , joinery , quality of walls , air etc.), and is issued only by an authorized person .
IS IT MANDATORY ?
Yes , mandatory energy certification of buildings in Croatia is introduced by Article 12. of the Law on Spatial Planning and Construction ( Official Gazette 76 / 07 , 38 / 09 , 55/11 , 90/11 ) ,and implemented by Regulations on building energy audits and energy certification of buildings ( OG 81 /12, 29/13 and 78 / 13 ) .
ARE THEIR FINES ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURE TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATION ?
Yes , according to the Law on efficient use of energy in final energy consumption( 152/08, 55/12) , the prescribed fine for not obtaining, the energy certificate is in the amount of 10,000.00 to 150,000.00 Kn .
WHAT IS THE COST ?
The price is determined by the energy certification legislation and prescribed by the tariffs of Ministry . The method of calculating the price is dependant on the complexity of the building coefficient.
MOST PROVIDERS CHARGE ONLY FOR APPLICATION. THE GATHERING OF INFORMATION AND FILLING PRESCRIBED FORMS IS THE EXTRA FEE THEY DONT MENTION. OUR PRICE IS ALL INCLUSIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH BLOCK CHARGES, ON GROUP RATES, WITH AUTHORISED ENGINEERS
ENERGY CERTIFICATE CONTAINS A 25 page document, that contains,the following:
General information about the building, building energy, information about the person who issued the energy certificate, information on HVAC systems, climate data, data on the energy and baseline explanations of technical terms, a list of applied regulations and standards, calculation of all building power appliances etc.
CROATIAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT THROUGH ITS CERTIFIED TEAM OF ENGINEERS PROVIDES THE SERVICE OF OBTAINING AN ENERGY CERTIFICATE . THE PRICE IS ALL INCLUSIVE.
EMAIL INFO@CROATIANPROPERTYMANAGEMENT.COM WITH BER QUOTE IN SUBJECT LINE . PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PLOT NUMBER
