This schema is used to provide
(a) the texts of recommendations on EPCs (by country)
(b) addenda that may appear on RdSAP EPCs (same for all countries)
(c) the options for Related Party Disclosure (same for all countries)
(d) the options for Tenure (same for all countries)
(e) the options for Transaction Type (by country)
The version number of the latest revision to any of the texts
The date of the latest revision to any of the texts
List of possible texts for Related Party Disclosure on EPCs
The average SAP rating for the country, to be shown on the EPC. If not used on the EPC, it may be 0
The average Environmental Impact rating for the country, to be shown on the EPC. If not used on the EPC, it may be 0 or omitted
Transaction types are given separately for each country since the list may differ
Recommendations are selected by recommendation number according to the criteria in Appendix T of the SAP specification.
A short description of the improvement. English only, or English and Welsh
A short description of the improvement. English only, or English and Welsh
Text to precede the improvement description. English only, or English and Welsh
Detailed description of the improvement. English only, or English and Welsh
If true the Footnote-Text appears at the bottom of the page.
Addendum-Number is unique for the text concerned. If an addendum is deleted the number will not be re-used.
The text of an addendum is picked up via the Addendum-Number.
The circumstances under which this addendum should be included.
Text to be included on the EPC (English and Welsh versions).
TenureCode = 0 (unknown) is applicable only in the case of a new dwelling for which the intended tenure in not known. It is not to be used for an existing dwelling
Owner-occupied
Rented (social)
Rented (private)
Not defined - use in the case of a new dwelling for which the intended tenure in not known. It is not to be used for an existing dwelling
List of possible texts for Related Party Disclosure on EPCs
List of possible Transaction Types for EPCs. The transaction type indicates the reason for creating the EPC
Number indicating the order in which the transaction types are to be presented to a software user.
These numbers might not be consecutive. The transaction types are to be shown with the lowest display number first through to the highest shown last
Code to be used for Transaction-Type in the lodgement XML
If false, transaction type is to be omitted when RdSAP is being used
English
Welsh
Code which indicates the country within the UK, taken from BS 6879.
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
String value with a language code for natural-language text.
Identifies the language that the sentence is recorded in.