HIP Services providing Energy Performance Certificates in Bude, Cornwall and the rest of the UK.

Energy Performance Certificates

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is required by law when a building is constructed, sold or rented. An EPC provides information on the energy efficiency of a property. These EPC's can only be issued by companies such as ourselves who are qualified to perform Domestic Energy Assessments.

An EPC contains a report which lists the potential rating that your property could achieve, if the recommendations made within it are followed. For example, an EPC will list:

energy efficiency improvements that could be made to the property
the approximate costs of making these changes
possible savings per year that could be achieved if the improvements are made
how such changes would affect energy and carbon emission rating of the property

The information contained in an EPC is very useful if you would like to achieve any of the following:

cut fuel bills
improve your homes energy performance
reduce your homes carbon emissions
choose a more energy efficient home to rent or buy

You do not have to act on the recommendations made within an energy performance certificiate but doing so could make your property more attractive to buyers / renters in the future.

Home Sellers

All sellers of homes need to provide an EPC. The EPC must be available to view free of charge on the first day of any proposed sale.

Landlords

EPC's are also required within the rental market. If you are a landlord, you will need to make an EPC available to prospective tenants the first time you let a property. The EPC is only required for self-contained properties and is valid for 10 years.

An EPC is not required when a tenant rents a room with shares facilities.

Do all properties require an EPC?

EPC's are not required for properties matching the following criteria:

places of worship
temporary buildings (used for less that two years)
stand alone buildings that are not dwellings with limited useful floor space (less than 50 Sqm)
industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand

To order an Energy Performance Certificate or to check our prices please contact us for a quote