Energy Performance Certificates tell owners, potential buyers and tenants about the energy efficiency of a home and how it can be improved.
An Energy Performance Certificate provides an official energy rating for a property. It shows its energy efficiency and its environmental impact on a scale from A-G (where A is the most efficient and G the least efficient). It also contains recommendations for how to improve the building's energy performance.
In the case of new homes, you will get a shorter Recommendation Report which contains more advanced energy improvements such as solar panels. This is because most money-saving improvements will have already been included in the design of the home (so the actual and potential ratings are likely to be very similar). Since 14 December 2008, all residential properties being sold in England and Wales require an Energy Performance Certificate before they can be marketed.
Since 2009, all buildings in the UK that are constructed, sold or rented out have had to have an Energy Performance Certificate.
Domestic Energy Performance Certificates
- 1st August 2007 - EPC's required
- 1st October 2008 - EPC's required for all rented properties
Predicted Energy Assessments
- If you are marketing a home off-plan, you will need to have a PEA (Predicted Energy Assessment) to give to potential buyers. Once the home is physically complete the PEA should be replaced with an EPC and Recommendation Report.
- PEAs are based on the predicted SAP rating for the home. This will be available from calculations done at the design stage and is a number between 1 and 100.
On Construction Energy Performance Certificates
- 6th April 2008 - EPC's required for new build properties for completion certificate to be granted
All new build properties will require a full EPC regardless if they are being marketed for sale or not. A valid EPC needs to be obtained and given to the owner of the property before the building control inspector will issue a completion certificate. This also applies to properties which undergo building work that creates or combines a separate dwelling that has heating, hot water or air conditioning. (A separate dwelling is one which is suitable for separate occupation by an independent household and may have its own front door, cooking and washing facilities).
For further clarification on any of the above issue please contact us.
New Build Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
Our specialist team can provide you with your EPC. To comply with the EU Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) all new builds (domestic and commercial) are required to have an Energy Performance Certificate on completion. If you are an:
- Architect
- Surveyor
- Builder
- Contractor
- Developer
- Local Authority
- Housing Association
- Local Council...
...and are looking to produce an EPC. Home Survey Reports can provide you with your EPC at the appropriate stage of construction.
An EPC is produced from an energy rating calculation using SAP or SBEM software, it demonstrates the energy efficiency of a dwelling upon completion stage and includes recommendations if appropriate, for increasing performance.
Our team are highly skilled, they will produce an accurate EPC for your new build property and advise on how to achieve Building Regulation Compliance. All we require is a set of your plans to start the process.
As Energy Performance Certificates the energy rating industry's leading supplier of EPCs, when you send us your plans, we can guarantee an accurate, high quality service in a quick turn-around time.
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