EPCs for Existing Homes
Energy Performance Certificates for Existing Homes
Energy Performance Certificates for Existing Homes
The person that markets an existing domestic property for sale must ensure that a EPC is in place and made available to potential buyers on request. This is usually an estate agent.
The EPC must be no more than three years old when the property is put on the market and the EPC graphs must be included in any property particulars that are provided.
Once you have chosen a Home Inspector and set an appointment for a home inspection, you should put together information that will help make for a more efficient inspection. Examples of such information include:
- certificates of compliance for your boiler
- guarentees for hot water or central heating systems
- guarentees for any wall or loft insulation work you have had on the property
If you have all this information to hand, the assessment for a typical house should take no more than an hour.
However, given that a poor EPC could impact the value of your property, you might want to consider taking steps to make even small improvements which could give your property a better base rating, eg improving insulation in your loft and water cylinder and changing all the light bulbs to low-energy ones.
If you cant be present at the time of assessment, then an estate agent - or other responsible adult who can answer any questions about the property - should be there instead. You will need to give the home inspector access to every part of the property including the loft space and meter cupboards - where available - and allow them to photograph any aspect of the property or piece of equipment they consider necessary for their report.
If you still have tenants in place, you should give them advance warning of when the inspector will be visiting the property.
£50 FEBRUARY Offer for a Domestic EPC
in the following Areas.
CM1, CM2, CM4, CM5, CM7, CM11, CM12, CM13, CM14, CM15, CM16, CM17, IG6, IG7, IG8, IG9, IG10, RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4, RM5, RM6, RM7, RM8, RM9, RM10, RM11, RM12, RM13, RM14, RM15, RM16, RM17, RM18, RM19, RM20, SS11, SS12, SS13, SS14, SS15, SS16 & SS17
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£50 FEBRUARY Offer for a Domestic EPC
in the following Areas.
CB10, CB11, CM0, CM3, CM6, CM8, CM9, CM19, CM20, CM21, CM22, CM23, CM24, DA1, DA2, DA3, DA4, DA5, DA6, DA8, DA9, DA10, DA11, DA12, DA13, DA14, DA15, DA16, DA17, E4, E7, E11, E12, E17, E18, EN1, EN2, EN3, EN4, EN5, EN6, EN7, E10, EN8, EN9, EN10, EN11, IG1, IG2, IG3, IG11, SG11, SG12, SG13, SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, SS7, SS8 & SS9
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