Energy Performance Certificates (EPC's) are commonplace when buying an electrical appliance
such as a fridge or washing machine and as a positive step to reducing how much energy we use to heat our homes, certificates
are needed on both houses being sold and those being offered for rent.
Following
the suspension of Home Information Packs, anyone wishing to sell their property must have an Energy Performance Certificate.For
rented properties, Landlords must provide and show an EPC to their tenants.
I am fully qualified and accredited to provide
Energy Performance Certificates for both house sellers and Landlords and discounts are available for Sellers and Landlords
with multiple properties.
To complete the Certificate, I will need to undertake a survey of the property which
will include measuring the rooms, looking at the heating system and its controls, checking the construction, inspecting the
glazing, looking at how many low enegy bulbs are installed in the fixed lights (table lights etc. are not included) and
checking the levels of insulation in the loft. It is always useful if any paperwork such as operating manuals, receipts,
guarantees, Building Regulation Approvals etc. are available at the time of the survey particularly with regards to boilers
and insulation (both cavity wall and loft) and where a room has been formed in the roof
As an approximate idea
of timing, I will generally need between 45 and 90 minutes to complete the survey depending on the size and layout of the
rooms.
