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If you’re renting, selling, or applying for a re-mortgage, you’ll need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) carried out by an approved Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA).
The typical price of an EPC in Chapel End is £69.
WHY USE US AS YOUR EPC PROVIDER?
- No complicated price variations of property types and rooms.
- No misleading “from” prices.
- No waiting for an Assessor to call you back.
- No filling in long complicated forms before you get a quote.
What is An EPC?
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Why You Need One
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• For a remortgage
• Making a claim for funding under the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI)
• Getting grant funding through the Energy Company Obligation Scheme (ECO)
All the above illustrations refer to existing residential properties. If you have been asked by building control to produce an EPC in conjunction with recent building work, they are looking for what’s called a SAP EPC. This particular EPC is called a SAP EPC and is required by building control to show compliance with building regulations for any recent development work you might have undertaken. In case you require a SAP EPC, then CLICK HERE. If you’re unsure, just phone us for more guidance.
How To Get One Done
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The Assessor will take dimensions of the home and also collect details about the existing lighting, heating, glazing and present insulation. A typical size home normally takes between 20 and 30 minutesto do..
The obtained information then put into approved government software which then produces the EPC. The Energy Performance Certificate is then lodged on the national EPC register and you should receive it by email typically in 2 to 3 days. However, if you need your EPC urgently, for a modest additional charge, we will produce an EPC for you on the same day of the visit. We call this an express EPC.
That’s it, its all completed. Your EPC is then valid for ten years
- Click the BOOK ONLINE button below
- Select an available date and time slot
- Give us your name and the address requiring the EPC
- Pay securely online or pay on the day
- If you prefer you can always call us to book. Call free on 0800 046 7345
That’s it, your EPC is booked. You will receive an email confirmation and a text reminder a day before the visit. Your EPC will be emailed to you in 2 or 3 days. If you order an Express EPC, you will receive it the same day of the visit.
You can cancel with a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of the visit.
How You Can Enhance Your EPC Rating
Here we will provide you with some basic tips so your Energy Performance Certificate shows your home in the very best light.
These things will improve your EPC score
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The Assessor must take photographic or obtain documentary information which is required for audit purposes. If no proof is obtained then the Assessor has to enter the term “as built” in to the software program. In such a case the software program will use what the property would have been built with based upon it’s age.
Whenever you can provide documentary evidence of any of these types of improvements to the property then these can be shown on the EPC and will likely enhance the rating of your EPC.
• Solar PV or Solar Thermal – An MCS certificate from contractor.
• Floor insulation/ sloping ceiling insulation – receipt from contractors showing thickness installed.
• Loft extensions year it was constructed – completion certificate, dated architects plans.
• Double glazing improvements made to the majority of the property – Fensa certificate, or dated receipt from the installers.
• Any wall insulation Cavity/Internal/External– {guarantee, or receipt from installer.}
These make the biggest difference
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• The heating system.
• The main source of fuel for heating the property
• The levels of insulation in the property.
Main Source of Fuel
UK homes are typically heated by either of these kinds of fuel sources: gas, peak rate electric, off peak electric, oil, bulk or bottled LPG. So for example a property heated by gas would cost you somewhere in the region of 4.64 pence per kwh and the very same property which is heated by bottled LPG 23p per kwh. {*source 2019 Nottingham Energy Partnership.} So with a typically semi-detached which uses around 12,000 kwh to heat the property, it would cost you £696 to heat with gas as compared to £2,760 for bottled LPG.. Therefore running costs affects the Energy Performance rating score. Higher costs equates to lower scores.
Levels Of Insulation
Good levels of insulation ensures that the demand on the heating system is kept down, and it also results in a more comfortable home with lower running costs.
The Heating System
An efficient heating system with good controls such as room thermostat, thermostatic valves and programmer helps to keep energy bills down. This all contributes to a better rating on the EPC.
These make less difference
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Although upgrades to the double glazing will make a difference, the greatest difference is actually really achieved when you are improving from single glazed to doubled glazed. If you are modernising from pre 2002 upvc double glazing, this would only show as a modest improvement in the energy rating of the home. With upvc double glazing the perception is generally experienced by the customer in terms of cosiness from a reduction in draughts. As the EPC doesn’t consider the condition of any specific object, this comfort gain is simply not measured.
Low Energy Lights
Again low energy lighting does indeed help the EPC since they are an affordable improvement that contributes to reduced energy costs but nowhere near the same contribution as insulation, heating and heating controls.
Chapel End Landlord EPC Services
The regulations for landlords are forever increasing. For anybody who is a property owner, make certain you don’t fall foul of the laws, as civil penalty charges as much as £5,000 could be issued.
Take a look at our guidelines for quick information. We also offer discounts for multiple properties.
EPCs And Rental Properties
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What Is The Minimum Rating For A Rental Property
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If your property is currently an F or G it cannot legally be let on a new rental. Should there be an existing tenant in the property and the rating is lower than an E, then the landlord has to do something to get the rating up to an E.
How To Find If You Have A Valid EPC
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A recently available article in the Telegraph taken from information on the register found out that around 250,000 landlords are yet to comply with the new regulations. This article can be found here. Make sure you are not one of them. As time passes, we anticipate an increasing number of Local Authorities to get up to speed with enforcements.
These policies, having said that, are not intended to be onerous. The first step to take is to get an EPC lodged on the register and if it is lower than an E, to show that you are taking or have taken actions to attain an E. Even if it doesn’t reach an E, there are specific exemptions that you might then be able to apply for. We can give you expect recommendations on every aspect of MEES.
SAP Calculations
If you require a SAP EPC for building control please CLICK HERE.
What Dwellings Are Exempt From Requiring An EPC?
Are You Able To Let A Property Without An Energy Performance Certificate?
The EPC rates a property from A 100 (the most efficient) to G 0 ( the least efficient). The rating of an typical UK property is a D60 Rental properties must be at least an E rating. If it is not an E then the property owner would have to carry out some of the recommendations on the EPC to raise the rating. If an E rating can not be achieved, then an exemption can be applied for by visiting the Government website and applying for an exemption on the PRS register.
What Is The Minimum EPC rating to Let A Property?
What Is Penalty For Not Having An EPC?
Can An EPC Fail?
What Does EPC E Mean?
It’s not saying you won’t be able to borrow the money when it is below an E, although there are more likely to be added clauses in the contract.
What Happens If An EPC Runs Out During A Tenancy?
Is An EPC A Legal Requirement?
Are All Listed Buildings Exempt From An EPC?
Can You Evict A Tenant Without An EPC?
Besides the Energy Performance Certificate the tenant would have had to be also provided with a gas safety certificate and a copy of the government guide “How to rent”. The “How to Rent” guide can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-rent
Landlords are always advised to get proper legal advice to ensure all documentation is presented to the courts correctly.