What is an EPC?
March 4, 2024
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If you’re considering buying or selling a property, you may have heard the term EPC being thrown around. EPC stands
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Simply complete our brief and user-friendly form to generate a personalised Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) quote tailored to your specific location and property size.
If the online quote meets your satisfaction, confirm your booking through our secure online platform. Our team is committed to promptly reaching out to you within one hour to confirm a date and time to carry out your EPC assessment.
Our certified assessors will efficiently upload your Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to the national EPC register during their visit to your property. Subsequently, the EPC Certificate will be promptly sent to your email before our assessor leaves your property.
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If you’re happy with the quote, confirm your booking through our secure booking system. Our team will contact you within 45 minutes to arrange a date to carry out the EPC assessment.
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No online payment required - we offer all our customers the choice to pay on completion for their peace of mind.
Our qualified EPC Assessors, in urgent cases, can issue an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) within 1 hour of the inspection for those who require it urgently. Just ask when booking an assessment, appointments are available 5 days a week until late pm.
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Similar to the colourful label found on new appliances, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) provide information on a building’s energy efficiency, assigning it a rating ranging from A (highly efficient) to G (inefficient).
EPCs indicate a property’s potential heating and lighting costs and its expected carbon dioxide emissions.Additionally, an EPC provides suggestions for improvements that can increase a building’s energy efficiency rating and outlines cost-effective methods for achieving better ratings.
We regularly carry out assessments where the landlord isn’t present. You can always pay online by filling out the 2-step form above, or choose to pay after the job is complete via a payment link that the assessor will send you after the EPC is complete.
In most cases, you can expect your EPC to be on the register within 6-9 hours of completion, although please allow us up to 24 hours to lodge the EPC onto the national register.
On average, an Energy Performance Certificate survey takes around 20 minutes although it can take up to 40 minutes depending on the size of the property. The size of the property is the main factor determining the duration of the survey, but the property’s layout also plays a role.
In England and Wales, the government requires all homeowners and landlords to have an EPC when selling or renting their properties. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that buyers and tenants are aware of how much energy their home will use before they purchase or rent it. Having an up-to-date EPC also helps homeowners save money by identifying areas where they can make improvements to reduce their monthly energy bills. Additionally, having an EPC allows landlords to meet their legal obligations under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). MEES states that any rental property must have at least an E rating before it can be let out to tenants.
Certainly! Please provide us with the details of your agent, and we’ll gladly send over the EPC certificate for you.
If your property lacks a valid Energy Performance Certificate, it is illegal to rent it out. Local authorities may impose a fine of up to £5,000 for noncompliance. The penalty for not having a valid EPC of ‘C’ or above will increase to £30,000 when regulations are updated in 2025.
At the start of the tenancy, or as soon as possible, you must provide your tenant with a copy of the EPC if you have renewed the certificate while they are renting. Landlords are legally obligated to give tenants the government’s How to Rent guide, EICR, and Gas Safety Certificate. Failure to supply these legal documents will prevent you from issuing a Section 21 notice.
If you’re considering buying or selling a property, you may have heard the term EPC being thrown around. EPC stands
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating assesses a property’s energy efficiency. Factors such as insulation, heating systems, and lighting are
One of our accredited assessors will visit your property at the agreed time and perform a thorough visual inspection. After
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