FAQ Abatement reform 2023

• 1. From what date can you benefit from the changes to the main abatement system and the additional abatement for energy performance improvements when buying your home?
• 2. What happens if, from 1 April 2023, you move out of the property for which you were granted an abatement and therefore fail to maintain it as your main residence for 5 years?
• 3. Can you benefit from the additional renovation abatement if you don't meet the conditions for the main abatement?
• 4. How is the improvement of at least two energy classes determined, as required to qualify for the additional 'renovation' abatement?
• 5. How and on what basis can it be verified that the EPB class has been improved in compliance with the commitment you made when buying your home?
• 6. What is the amount of the additional 'renovation' abatement you will benefit from when purchasing your home?
• 7. What happens if, at the end of the 5-year term, the EPB rating has improved by more classes than you originally committed to?
• 8. What happens if, at the end of the 5-year term, the EPB rating has improved by fewer classes than you originally committed to?
• 9. In what cases can force majeure be invoked to justify exemption for the fine for failing to meet the EPB improvement requirement within the 5-year term?
• 10. What happens if you have applied for the main abatement and the additional 'renovation' abatement, but fail to take up residence in the property within 5 years?
• 11. Do you risk losing your right to the main abatement if, at the end of the 5-year term, the conditions for benefiting from the additional ‘renovation’ abatement have not been met?
• 12. Can you apply for the additional ‘renovation’ abatement and/or the main abatement later if you did not do so in the purchase deed of your property?
• 13. Who should you contact for specific questions about the abatement?

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