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Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) give information on how to make your home more energy efficient and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Since Home Information Packs are no longer required, the law still requires that all homes bought, sold or rented require an EPC.
Here is an example of energy efficiency rating graph for homes
EPCs contain:
- information on your home's energy use and carbon dioxide emissions
- a recommendation report with suggestions to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions
Energy use and carbon dioxide emissions
All EPCs carry ratings that compare the current energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions with figures that your home could potentially achieve if energy saving measures were put in place.
Rating measures are given from ‘A’ to ‘G’.
A = Most efficient
G = Least efficient
D = Average
The recommendation report
Your EPC recommendation report will reveal what you could do to assist in reducing the amount of energy you use and your carbon dioxide emissions. The report lists:
- suggested improvements, like fitting loft insulation
- possible cost savings per year, if the improvements are made
- how the recommendations would change the energy and carbon emission rating of the property
You are not bound by law to act on the recommendations in the recommendation report but one assumes that if we all did our bit, it would help to save our planet and it could make your property more attractive for sale or rent by making it more energy efficient.
Exempt properties
Properties exempt from the Housing Act 2004 are: Non-residential, such as offices, shops, warehouses. Mixed Use, a dwelling house which part of a business (farm, shop, petrol station) Unsafe Properties, a property that poses a serious health and safety risk to occupants or visitors Properties to be demolished, properties that are due to be demolished where the marketing of the property, all the relevant documents and planning permission exists.
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