EPC rating

[davecooper]

Just had an EPC rating done on the house due to us wanting to put it on the market. It got a rating of D with the potential for a C. However, there is nothing to say what would need to be done to bring it up to a C rating. An identical house in our road was given a C rating recently so not sure what the difference could be.
We have recent (5 years) DG throughout, loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, new radiators fitted 3 years ago etc etc. Although our combi boiler is a few years old, it was given an A-C rating when it was serviced two weeks ago. The chap doing the inspection did ask whether we had any smart heating control system which we don't. Could this be the difference?

 

[denso13]

Could this be the difference?

Yes, hard to say how much though, https://epcchoice.com/news/118-Boos...+to+Tell+Your+Assessor+Smart+Heating+Controls

 

[Mottie]

Just had an EPC rating done on the house due to us wanting to put it on the market. It got a rating of D with the potential for a C. However, there is nothing to say what would need to be done to bring it up to a C rating. An identical house in our road was given a C rating recently so not sure what the difference could be.
We have recent (5 years) DG throughout, loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, new radiators fitted 3 years ago etc etc. Although our combi boiler is a few years old, it was given an A-C rating when it was serviced two weeks ago. The chap doing the inspection did ask whether we had any smart heating control system which we don't. Could this be the difference?

Look up online here: https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate

I had one done recently on a house I’m selling and it gives the info you need online. This was mine:

 

[davecooper]

That link seems to suggest it could be the case, especially as he did specifically ask whether we had any such system. I'll leave it for any new incumbents to sort out if that's what they want.

 

[aveatry]

The goal post for the grades are constantly being moved, I have a mate who rents out a house and he had a C the last time but with the points cant' remember what they were, he since had a new condensing boiler, done away with the hot water cylinder, changed the old UPVC door put new UPVC windows in - so current standard and had a new EPC and the points were LOWER than the last ones. And the requirement to up the points was to spend 7k on solar.
The government are looking at further moving the goalposts so that it will mean any house that has a gas boiler will NEVER attain a C whatever else you do.

 

[foxhole]

You can qualify in as little as two weeks to perform an EPC ratings and it can show.
My assessor told me he assumed my roof had the original insulation in the old part of the roof dispite me replacing the entire roof which needed to comply with current insulation regs so could not have inferior insulation he had assumed .

 

[jj4091]

Do these certificates ever inluence buying decision for anyone?

 

[aveatry]

Do these certificates ever inluence buying decision for anyone?

That was part of the idea behind it - part of net zero nonsense but in reality no one gives a toz about them when buying a house.

 

[Murdochcat]

I was involved in selling a house 4 years ago.

To improve the rating by 1 band would have cost about £25k

Why would anybody do this?

 

[denso13]

Why would anybody do this?

You wouldn't, you don't need to do anything on a normal sale. It's only information for any potential buyer.

 

[Mottie]

You wouldn't, you don't need to do anything on a normal sale. It's only information for any potential buyer.

And it is a compulsory requirement when selling or renting a hose. Valid for 10 years.

 

[Murdochcat]

You wouldn't, you don't need to do anything on a normal sale. It's only information for any potential buyer.

And I was at my mums a good while back when the EPC inspection was done

He didn’t look in the loft, or ask about cavity wall insulation OR even comment on the number of older style bulbs in the light fittings

Waste of time and money if you ask me

 

[denso13]

Sounds like a cowboy, hope you didn't pay for it.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

It is a complete waste of money, a pointless legacy of the Home Information Packs that were introduced in 2007 in an effort to make the buying process less hazardous but the EPC's remained after the HIP's were abandoned in 2010 as they were totally ineffective. An EPC assessor is only paid about £20 by the time they've done the admin, taken the time and cost to drive to the address and the estate agents have taken their cut so why are they gonna put any effort in? And anyone with half a brain ignores them anyway. In the early days you could pay about £35 for an EPC direct as the market was flooded as everyone jumped on the bandwagon, nowadays everyone seems to go through their EA but it's easy to find an assessor and employ them directly, at least you have some power over what they input into their spreadsheet. Most people doing EPC's now either get steady work from EA's they're buddies with or they're doing it for a few quid on the side.

 

[aveatry]

It is a complete waste of money, a pointless legacy of the Home Information Packs that were introduced in 2007 in an effort to make the buying process less hazardous but the EPC's remained after the HIP's were abandoned in 2010 as they were totally ineffective. An EPC assessor is only paid about £20 by the time they've done the admin, taken the time and cost to drive to the address and the estate agents have taken their cut so why are they gonna put any effort in? And anyone with half a brain ignores them anyway. In the early days you could pay about £35 for an EPC direct as the market was flooded as everyone jumped on the bandwagon, nowadays everyone seems to go through their EA but it's easy to find an assessor and employ them directly, at least you have some power over what they input into their spreadsheet. Most people doing EPC's now either get steady work from EA's they're buddies with or they're doing it for a few quid on the side.

But it is needed to be able to rent out a house and as of 2030 if you do not have a C rating then you will not be allowed to rent out but it means nothing if you have a C now because The government are looking at further moving the goalposts so that it will mean any house that has a gas boiler will NEVER attain a C whatever else you do.