Warm homes and cheaper bills as government accelerates Plan for Change
As of 2030 all private landlords will be required to meet a higher standard of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C or equivalent in their properties – up from the current level of EPC E.
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Non-Domestic EPC Software update- Improving the Ratings of Electric Systems
There has recently been a non-domestic EPC software update.
This update has greatly improved the rating for electric systems. We have re-issued quite a few EPC’s recently that when there were first assessed achieved a D and they now rate as C’s or B’s with no change to the data imputed.
Please contact us to find out more information or to have a reassessment
Find an energy certificate
The government has recently brought in-house the EPC Register. You can find the new service at https://find-energy-certificate.digital.communities.gov.uk/.
Use this service to find energy certificates and recommendation reports for properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This includes:
- energy performance certificates (EPCs)
- display energy certificates (DECs) for public buildings
- air conditioning inspection certificates and reports
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Energy Performance Certificates
The government has today issued advice as follows:
For domestic and non-domestic building owners, including landlords, sellers and freeholders
An EPC is a legal requirement when a property is sold, let or constructed and must be completed by an accredited assessor using standard assessment procedures.
Advice for people to stay at home and away from others means that you should not invite unnecessary visitors into your home, or into those you let to tenants.
Where a property is occupied, parties must endeavour to agree that the transaction can be delayed, so that an EPC assessment can proceed when stay-at-home measures to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) are no longer in place.
If moving is unavoidable and the parties are unable to reach an agreement to delay, and a valid EPC is not available from the register, an assessment may need to be conducted. In these circumstances, government guidelines on staying away from others to minimise the spread of the virus must be followed alongside the guidance for carrying out work in people’s homes.
EPC assessments can continue in cases where your property is vacant.
Landlords should also see further information on coronavirus (COVID-19) and the enforcement of standards in rented properties.
No assessments should take place if any person in the property is showing symptoms, self-isolating or being shielded – if securing an EPC is critical you should seek to reschedule your appointment when it is safe to do so in accordance with Government guidelines on staying away from others.
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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards -1 April 2020
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales)
Regulations 2015 introduce measures to improve the energy efficiency
of private rented property under the Energy Act 2011.
Part Two of these Regulations allow the tenant of a private rented
property to request permission from their landlord to make energy
efficiency improvements in the property they rent.
Part Three of the Regulations outline that private sector landlords must
not grant a new tenancy of a property (including an extension or renewal),
nor continue to let the property (on an existing tenancy) after 1 April
2020, where the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is below the
minimum level of energy efficiency for private rented properties of band E.
Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) in Norfolk
We are now able to provide an EPC throughout Norfolk including, Norwich, King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Thetford, Gorleston-on-Sea, Dereham, Taverham, Wymondham, North Walsham, Downham Market, Attleborough, Diss, Caister-on-Sea, Hunstanton, Watton, Fakenham, Cromer, Sheringham, Swaffham, Aylsham, Hemsby, Hethersett, Poringland, Dersingham, Belton, Thorpe St Andrew .
What does and energy assessor look at when carrying out and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?
Our quick guide with help you understand what the assessor will look at in your property and what you need to have available for them on the day of the assessment.
MEES and Energy Performance Certificates- Letting a property with an ‘F’ or ‘G’ Grade EPC
Many landlords and agents are under the impression that landlords are simply not allowed to let there property with an ‘F’ or ‘G’ grade. This is not always that case. There are several reasons a property may be exempt from the MEES regulations. If the property is exempt then a MEES exemption certificate can be issued and the property can be lodged on the national exemption for a period of 5 years.
Should you have an EPC with a ‘F’ or ‘G’ grade on a building. Please contact us to discuss your options.
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) – Call for evidence
This call for evidence seeks views on how Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are currently performing, and feedback on suggestions for improvement.
EPCs are a widely used measure of the energy performance of buildings, both in the residential and commercial sectors, and are a key tool in promoting energy efficiency improvements to buildings.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are seeking evidence on how EPCs currently perform against three key attributes:
- quality;
- availability;
- encouraging action to improve energy efficiency.
This consultations also invites responses on suggestions for improvement, some of which have been advocated by businesses and industry representatives.
Responses are welcomed from any interested parties but particularly from:
- building owners and occupiers in both the domestic and non-domestic sectors;
- estate agents and others involved in the sale or lease of buildings;
- all parts of the energy efficiency products supply chain – EPC assessors, accreditation bodies, software providers and enforcement bodies;
- anyone else who regularly uses EPCs.
The consultation is open for responses from 26 July 2018 until 19 October 2018.
Responses are invited through participation in the online survey, by email to: epcevidence@beis.gov.uk, or by writing to:
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Home and Local Energy
6th Floor
1 Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET.
MEES Landlords Guidance
For the latest guidance for landlords in relation to EPC’s and the MEES regulations visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-private-rented-property-minimum-standard-landlord-guidance-documents