ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
Energy Performance Certificates are a relatively new component in the Home Information Pack. EPCs tell home buyers and sellers how energy efficient a property is by giving it a rating from A - G, where A is the most energy efficient, meaning lower fuel bills, while a G rating is inefficient, meaning higher fuel bills.
The Energy Performance Certificate will also show the buildings environmental impact by indicating its carbon-dioxide emissions. The EPC will give recommendations for cost-effective improvements to help save energy, reduce fuel bills and carbon emissions and improve the buildings rating. It is estimated that by following the recommendations in an EPC, an average of approximately £300-£400 a year can be saved in fuel bills. The potential rating is based on all the recommendations being implemented.
The biggest consumption of energy in the home is spent on heating the property itself, and on heating water. Some homes generate heat more efficiently, for example using a condensing boiler for both (central) heating and water; other less efficient, perhaps using electric radiant fires for heating and an immersion heater for the water. Likewise, some houses are better insulated than others, and by conserving heat need to generate less.
The more efficient a house is, the less energy it should consume; and hence should enjoy lower fuel bills and, importantly, be responsible for lower CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) will contain:
1) Energy Efficiency Rating
2) Carbon Emission Rating
3) Running Cost Indicators
4) Improvement Recommedations
What an EPC contains
Example EPC PDF (248kb)
How will the buyer benefit from the EPC?
The Energy Performance Certificate will identify cost effective improvements that buyers can make to reduce fuel bills and carbon emissions and to make the property more energy efficient.
How will the seller benefit from the EPC?
The Energy Performance Certificate will identify cost effective improvements to reduce fuel bills and make the property a more attractive prospect.
Why should buyers/sellers trust the Energy Assessment?
All Domestic Energy Assessors, or as in the case of this company, a fully qualified ** Home Surveyor ** will conduct your EPC. The Home Surveyor must be a member of an Accreditation Scheme set up to ensure that their work can be trusted by sellers, buyers and lender.
These schemes are designed to ensure that Home Surveyors & Domestic Energy Assessors are properly qualified, have had a criminal record check and have adequate insurance cover for any claims that may be made. Any one who does not meet the necessary standards can be suspended.
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