Commercial EPC in the City of London

The City of London contains one of the highest concentrations of commercial property in the world. From the modern towers of the Eastern Cluster around Bishopsgate and Leadenhall to the historic lanes around Bank and Cheapside, the Square Mile’s buildings span every era of construction and every level of complexity.

Commercial EPCs in the City require assessors who understand this diversity. A Grade II listed office conversion on Lombard Street presents fundamentally different challenges to a recently built tower on Fenchurch Street — yet both require an accurate, convention-compliant assessment. Multi-tenanted buildings with complex HVAC systems, raised access floors, mixed-mode ventilation, and sophisticated lighting controls are the norm, not the exception.

This is exactly the kind of work we specialise in. Our commercial assessors have experience surveying buildings across the full spectrum of the City’s commercial stock, and our technical team handles the SBEM modelling for buildings where getting the zones, systems, and construction details right genuinely matters. With approximately 7% of the UK’s commercial EPC market, we’re one of the few providers with the depth to handle the City’s most demanding buildings with confidence.

The City of London’s older building stock — particularly pre-war offices and converted buildings — can be more susceptible to lower EPC ratings. With MEES enforcement affecting all tenancies and institutional investors increasingly scrutinising energy performance credentials, an accurate commercial EPC from a provider that understands the SBEM conventions is essential. Overly conservative default assumptions applied to a building with undocumented but high-quality refurbishment can significantly understate its true performance.