{"id":2305,"date":"2022-11-17T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/?page_id=2305"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:19:59","slug":"energy-performance-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/energy-efficiency\/energy-performance-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"c-sub-nav my-5\" id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"c-sub-nav__list js-sub-nav-parent owl-carousel\">\n        <div class=\"c-sub-nav__item \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/energy-efficiency\/energy-at-home\/\" class=\"c-sub-nav__item__link\">Energy at home<\/a><\/div><div class=\"c-sub-nav__item \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/energy-efficiency\/energy-bills\/\" class=\"c-sub-nav__item__link\">Energy bills<\/a><\/div><div class=\"c-sub-nav__item 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