how to defend yourself in the event of an erroneous or fraudulent DPE?

DECRYPTION – The assessor, the seller, the real estate agent and the notary can be taken to court when the energy label does not correspond to reality. To avoid a long and costly procedure, it is better to carry out some checks before purchasing.

Marc*, 38, is so disgusted that he feels nauseous. But he decided to fight and sue a diagnostician. In question: his 32 m² apartment located in the 20^e district of Paris which he would probably not have purchased if he had had an energy performance diagnosis (DPE) consistent with reality. Amount of «shopping» ? 380,000 euros to which must be added 27,000 euros in notary fees and several thousand euros more for the work carried out before moving in. The housing in question is a thermal strainer. Sold with an E label, it turned out to be classified G. That is to say a consumption of 478 kWh per m² per year instead of the 252 listed in the DPE. “I was so cold that I had the diagnostician come back. He had forgotten quite a few things, including the front door and two Velux windows.”