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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 Stantonbury 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 of the above illustrations refer to existing residential properties. If you have been requested by building control to produce an EPC in conjunction with recent building work, they will be looking for what’s called a SAP EPC. This sort of EPC is produced in addition to SAP calculations to demonstrate that building work has met specific standards required by the building regulations. If you’re uncertain, simply phone us for more advice.
How To Get One Done
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The Assessor will take dimensions of the property plus collect details about the existing lighting, heating system, glazing and current insulation. An average size property usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes..
The details are then input approved government software which then produces the certificate. The Certificate will be lodged on the national EPC register and you will receive it by email typically in a couple of days. Should you need it urgently, for a small additional charge, we will arrange for you to get it the same day.
That’s it, its all completed. Your EPC is then valid for 10 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 To Enhance Your EPC Rating
Here we will give you some basic tips so your EPC reflects your home in the very best light.
These will improve your EPC score
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What we want to avoid is the Assessor putting into the software the term “as built” for items which will be required where no evidence is obtained. When the term “as built” must be used then the software will default to the worst case scenario based upon what would have been there when the property was built. EPC score.
Whenever you can provide documentary evidence of any of these types of improvements then this can be shown on the Certificate and is likely to improve the rating of your EPC.
• Loft extensions year it was built – building control sign off, dated architectural plans.
• Double glazing improvements made to the majority of the property – Certificate from Fensa, or dated receipt from the contractors.
• Any wall insulation External/Cavity/Internal– {guarantee, or receipt from installer.}
• Solar PV or Solar Thermal – An MCS certificate from contractor.
• Sloping ceiling insulation/ floor insulation – receipt from contractors showing thickness fitted.
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 properties 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 or home heated by gas would cost you around 4.64 pence per kwh and the exact same property or home which is heated by bottled LPG 23p per kwh. {*source 2019 Nottingham Energy Partnership.} So with a typically semi using in the region of 12,000 kwh to heat the property, it would cost you £696 to heat with gas in comparison to £2,760 for bottled LPG.. Therefore running costs influences the EPC score. Higher costs equals 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 improvements to the double glazing does make a difference, the greatest increase is actually really achieved when you are improving from single glazed to doubled glazed. If you are simply upgrading from pre 2002 upvc double glazing, this will only show as a modest increase in the energy rating of the property. With upvc double glazing the perception is generally felt by the customer in terms of comfort from a decrease in draughts. Because the EPC doesn’t consider the condition of any specific object, this comfort gain is not measured.
Low Energy Lights
Again low energy lights does help the EPC because they are an affordable improvement that leads to reduced energy costs but nowhere near the same contribution as insulation, heating and heating controls.
Stantonbury Landlord EPC Services
The rules for landlords are forever increasing. If you are a property owner, make sure that you don’t fall foul of the laws, as civil fees and penalties as much as £5,000 can be issued.
Check out our guidelines for quick advice. We also provide discounts for several 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 currently is 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 will have to take steps 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 discovered that around 250,000 landlords are yet to conform to the new rules. This article can be found here. Ensure you are not one of those. As time goes by, we anticipate a lot more Councils to get up to speed with enforcements.
The rules, having said that, are not meant to be onerous. The initial step to take is to get an EPC lodged on the register and if it is below an E, to demonstrate that you are taking or have taken actions to get to an E. Even if it doesn’t reach an E, there are certain exemptions that you could then be able to apply for. We can provide expect advice on all aspects of MEES.
SAP Calculations
If you require a SAP EPC for building control please CLICK HERE.
What Properties Are Exempt From Requiring An EPC?
Are You Able To Let A Property Without An EPC?
The EPC rates a property from A 100 (the most efficient) to G 0 ( the least efficient). The rating of an average UK property is a D60 Rental properties need to be at least an E rating. If it is not an E then the property owner would have to undertake some of the recommendations on the EPC to improve 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 to say you won’t be able to obtain the money when it is below an E, however there will probably be additional conditions in the agreement.
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 EPC the tenant would have had to be also provided with a gas safety certificate in addition to 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 that all records is presented to the courts correctly.