Energy Performance Certificates

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a document that provides information about how energy efficient a property is. It consists of two parts: an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient) and a recommendation report that outlines improvements that can be made to increase the property’s energy efficiency. The certificate also includes estimated costs for implementing these improvements as well as potential savings on energy bills.

We regularly carry out assessments where the landlord isn’t present. You can always pay online by filling out the 2-step form above, or choose to pay after the job is complete via a payment link that the assessor will send you after the EPC is complete.

In most cases, you can expect your EPC to be on the register within 6-9 hours of completion, although please allow us up to 24 hours to lodge the EPC onto the national register.

The Assessor will be in the property for around 30 minutes, depending on the size of the property it can take up to an hour.

In England and Wales, the government requires all homeowners and landlords to have an EPC when selling or renting their properties. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that buyers and tenants are aware of how much energy their home will use before they purchase or rent it. Having an up-to-date EPC also helps homeowners save money by identifying areas where they can make improvements to reduce their monthly energy bills. Additionally, having an EPC allows landlords to meet their legal obligations under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). MEES states that any rental property must have at least an E rating before it can be let out to tenants

Certainly! Please provide us with the details of your agent, and we’ll gladly send over the EPC certificate for you.

Since 2008 it has been a legal requirement to have an EPC whether you are selling a property or letting out. If you own a commercial property that you want to sell or lease, you’ll also need to get an EPC organised.

There are some exemptions to the requirement of an EPC. They include:

• A rented room within a house (a self-contained flat within a larger house that has its own front door and facilities will need one)
• Some types of listed buildings
• A property that cannot be modified to make it more energy efficient

An EPC will look like the multi-coloured sticker that you see on new household appliances. It will include:

• An energy efficiency rating
• The estimated costs of running your home
• A summary of energy performance related features

The energy efficiency rating on an EPC will be dedicated to how energy efficient your property is. As we mentioned before this is graded from A to G.

An older property with no retrofitted energy-saving technology will typically be around a D grade. Landlords are required to achieve a minimum of an E grade and can face a penalty of up to £4,000 for failure to meet this minimum efficiency requirement.

The summary of energy performance related features will help you to see how energy efficient different aspects of your home are. Use it as a guide to work out which areas to focus on first when improving your home’s energy efficiency.

These include:

• places of worship
• temporary buildings that will be used for less than 2 years
• stand-alone buildings with total useful floor space of less than 50 square metres
• industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings that do not use a lot of energy
• some buildings that are due to be demolished
• holiday accommodation that’s rented out for less than 4 months a year or is let under a licence to occupy
• listed buildings – you should get advice from your local authority conservation officer if the work would alter the building’s character
• residential buildings intended to be used less than 4 months a year

An accredited domestic energy assessor can issue you with an EPC. All our assessors are registered with a professional body and they are qualified to accurately survey your property and issue a valid EPC