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Archive for April 2009

How do you become an Energy Assessor?

Apr 30th, 2009 | By Dean | Category: EPC Featured Articles

Energy Assessors are the people who are responsible for carrying out energy assessments on residential or commercial properties. The findings from these energy assessments are then run through a software program which creates an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) for the property or building that they relate to.
At the moment there is a huge demand for [...]



EPCs for Landlords and Letting Agents

Apr 28th, 2009 | By Dean | Category: Commercial EPC

Due to Government legislation as from October 2008 all landlords and letting agents are legally required to supply an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) to all prospective tenants. This legislation covers all landlords and letting agents throughout England and Wales. Landlords and letting agents in Scotland have had to supply their prospective tenants with an EPC [...]



Home Information Packs-a Seller’s Guide

Apr 11th, 2009 | By Dean | Category: EPC Featured Articles

Anyone who is selling a home will have heard of the Home Information Pack or HIP as it is also known. These are relating to the property that you are selling and they are now compulsory for the majority of homes that are on the market for sale in England and Wales. As from 6th [...]



Commercial Services – Display Energy Certificates and Advisory Reports

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Dean | Category: Commercial EPC

Display Energy Certificates (DECs) are certificates which give a building an energy rating based on the actual energy consumption of the particular building. All buildings which have over 1000 m² of useful floor space which are occupied or partially occupied by an institution (schools, universities, hospitals, colleges etc), by a public authority or which are [...]



Zero Carbon Homes – will the recession devalue the Governments plans?

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By Dean | Category: EPC Featured Articles

As economic conditions in the UK hit rock bottom Zero Carbon homes policy planned by the government is in crisis and is in real danger of being devalued according to Green campaigners. Previous to this the Government had pledged that every new home that is built by 2016 would create Zero carbon emissions, which would [...]