Do you need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?

If your answer to either of the following questions is Yes -

• Are you renting a house or flat to new tenants?
• Are you selling a house or flat?

- you are required to have a current EPC. Contact me now on 01503-262671, or caroline@the-idealist.co.uk, to ask for a quote and fix an appointment.

Inspection at a time to suit you.  I'll need to spend up to an hour at the building, checking:
    1)  its dimensions, to gauge its overall volume and the area of its heat-loss surfaces
    2)  its construction and insulation
    3)  its space and water heating systems, and lighting.

Then I will normally produce the certificate within 24 hours. The details will be registered on the government database and (under current legislation) the EPC will stay valid for 10 years.

Prices from* £48 for a flat/bungalow, £65 for a house.

* Add £12 if built before 1900; £12 for a building with over 3 bedrooms or that is larger or more complex than usual (may be assessed at the time); and a travel supplement for properties outside PL13 and PL14, to be agreed. All prices include VAT.

The EPC gives you:
1) a snapshot of how efficiently the building uses energy and how its emissions affect the environment. A couple of bar graphs sum up the information, and these are backed up by written details.

2) a list of things that you can do to improve the rating of the building if you want to do that; this should reduce its energy bills. But NB the EPC is not a 'pass or fail' certificate;  whatever the rating, although you're encouraged (again, under current legislation) to improve it, you aren't obliged to do so.

And what about holiday cottages/apartments?

It was announced in November 2011 that if a cottage is available for let for more than four months in twelve, or if the occupancy arrangement is a tenancy where the holidaymaker has exclusive use of the property during the period of their booking, then an EPC is required.

If you have more than one holiday cottage, I offer very competitive rates. What's more, I offer a 10% discount for SECTA members. If you have accommodation in or near South East Cornwall and aren't yet a member of SECTA, think about joining:  see www.secta.org.uk.

C Ashley Cooper 01503-262671 or caroline@the-idealist.co.uk

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