Colchester EPC

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Established in Colchester and the surrounding areas our fully qualified, accredited and insured Domestic Energy Assessor is available to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) for property sales or lettings.

Our Energy Assessor is accredited with, and monitored by, Elmhurst Energy Systems, a leading force in the field and has undergone the regulatory CRB checks , so you can be safe in the knowledge that you are appointing a professional service.

With flexible appointments to suit you and a friendly, efficient and reliable approach, your EPC is guaranteed to be completed in a prompt and professional manner for property sales or rental purposes to business clients or private homeowners and landlords.

EPC’s can be supplied to Landlords, Estate Agents, Letting Agents, Solicitors and directly to Homeowners at a highly competitive rate.

Why use a national panel when your local inspector can offer everything you need with a personalised and professional service?

You can call us directly to discuss booking an appointment that suits your time scale.

The completed Energy Performance Certificate and Recommendation Report, offering advice on how you can save money and improve your carbon footprint, is usually received within 24 hours of the visit to the property.

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EPC

SELLING YOUR HOME

As a result of an EU Directive, it is now law for all domestic properties to have an Energy Performance Certificate when they are marketed for sale.

This will be valid for 3 years.

LANDLORDS

Since 1st October 2008 rented properties also require an Energy Performance Certificate when they are marketed to Let.

This will be valid for 10 years.

WARNING !!!! Trading Standards are responsible for ensuring compliance. The landlord will face a fixed penalty of £200 per dwelling, per incident, and will also be made to obtain an EPC !

WHAT IS AN EPC ?

Homes are energy rated into one of seven bands from A to G, where A is high efficiency and G is low efficiency. This is a similar system to the energy rating of domestic electrical goods and new motor vehicles. An energy rating is calculated by entering data from a survey (property dimensions, wall construction, boiler type, loft insulation etc.) into a computer program which generates an output rating on a scale from 1 to 100 (1 being a low rating and 100 being a high rating ). This energy rating is linked to the cost of heating, lighting and hot water per square metre of the property. The current average rating for a property in England and Wales falls within bands D -E. New build homes built to current building standards are likely to achieve a high C or low B rating.

Two charts will be displayed in the Energy Performance Certificate. The first is an Energy Efficiency Rating and the second is an Environmental Impact Rating (based on CO2 emissions).

Extent of Survey

The survey is non-intrusive and evidence-based only. An Energy Assessor who conducts the survey will only record what can be visually inspected. Areas that are inaccessible (e.g. under the floor or within a flat roof) will be assumed to have levels of insulation commensurate with the age and type of build. The energy survey is not a structural survey and does not convey any information about the structural integrity or condition of the building.

Access to loft spaces, the boiler, gas and electric meters and hot water cylinder are required.

The whole process takes approximately an hour at the premises.

Heating Costs

As well as producing an energy rating for the property, the EPC will give predicted annual heating, lighting and hot water costs. These are based on a standardised occupancy (according to floor area) and a standardised heating pattern. This assumes the heating will come on from 7am to 9am in the morning and 5pm to 11pm in the evening (Monday to Friday). At the weekend it is assumed the property is heated for 16 hours per day. This enables heating costs to be compared on a like-for-like basis and not on the actual use of the heating system by a homeowner.

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