As of June 1, real estate owners must have a certificate of energy efficiency, which has a validity of 10 years, to rent or sell the house.
This certificate, which already exists for newly constructed buildings, must include information of the energy characteristics of buildings. Besides providing a document of recommendations for the improvement of energy efficiency.
The Government has announced that it will grant direct aid and repayable loans for measures such as boiler replacement or the replacement of conventional energy by biomass or geothermal.
The direct public aid will be up to 20% of the value of the work in improving the energy efficiency of building frontages and boilers. In the case of replacing traditional energy by biomass or geothermal energy, work on frontages and windows or install boilers, you will get reimbursable loans that can reach up to 80 or 100% of the value.