Energy Performance Certificates
Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) where introduced for all properties on 1st October 2008 and are needed when any building is sold, rented out, constructed or refurbished. They are part of a Home Information pack (HIP) for domestic properties being marketed for sale. EPC’s give information on a building’s energy efficiency in a sliding scale from ‘A’ (very efficient) to ‘G’ (least efficient). Every EPC also has a recommendations report showing how the homeowner could improve the rating. Only qualified, accredited domestic energy assessors and qualified, certified home inspectors can produce EPC’s for domestic properties. They analyse how homes are constructed, insulated, heated and ventilated, and the type of fuel being used.