Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Glasgow run EPC programmes under Scotland's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
Scotland requires EPCs under its own 2008 regulations, with certificates lodged on the Scottish EPC register and Scottish Government proposals for minimum standards in the rented sector.
Glasgow City Council is the local housing and HMO licensing authority, and the Scottish Housing Regulator oversees social landlords. Tenants can take Repairing Standard cases to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority for the whole of Scotland.
Glasgow's sandstone tenements share closes, roofs and common repairs between owners and tenants, so damp, fire safety and statutory inspections often depend on agreement between several owners, with factoring arrangements in the mix. Social landlords work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and the EESSH energy standards.
Scotland runs its own EPC regime, and it is mid-reform. The Scottish Government's current guide, updated 24 August 2026, says new-style certificates under the 2025 regulations are planned from 30 April 2028, subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament. They will show ratings for heat retention, heating system and energy costs, and be valid for five years instead of ten. The earlier October 2026 start has been removed from the guide, so current rules apply until then. A landlord must give a new tenant an EPC free of charge and include the rating in adverts in commercial media, with a penalty charge of £500 or more for non-compliance. In Glasgow's tenement and flatted stock, each self-contained dwelling needs its own EPC, because one certificate cannot cover a whole block. No new EPC is required at lease renewal. The local authority enforces. Dates may change.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for EPC are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs EPC, then book a demo with your Glasgow stock in mind.
Glasgow is in Scotland, so the governing framework is: Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008. Scotland requires EPCs under its own 2008 regulations, with certificates lodged on the Scottish EPC register and Scottish Government proposals for minimum standards in the rented sector.
An EPC is valid for ten years and required whenever a home is built, sold or let. Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) currently require EPC E or better to let in England and Wales, with proposals to raise the bar — making portfolio EPC data a live planning tool, not a filing exercise.
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