When you are selling or renting your property, you, as the seller or landlord must provide the EPC. The certificate should be given to the prospective buyer or tenant prior to entering into a sale or lease agreement.

The householder will have to pay for this survey and we offer extremely competitive prices.

The survey is entirely non-invasive as the information provided to the assessor is given directly from the householder.

An EPC has been a legal requirement since 2008 for any property, whether commercial or domestic, that is to be sold or let. Since April 2012, legislation has been set in place that makes it illegal to also market a property without a valid EPC and the responsibility is now jointly shared with Landlord/Property owner and Estate or Letting Agent to ensure the property has a valid EPC before being put up for market.

While an EPC is a legal requirement there are many reasons why it is essential to have one from reducing you carbon footprint to saving money on your energy bills.

If you don’t get an EPC for the property when required, you will be faced with a fixed fine of £200. Which can be charged for every day you have marketed the property without one. There is a 7 day grace period to rectify the situation and this is easily done by simply booking an EPC. Once booked the property is legal to market and the EPC certificate can be with you in 48 hours of inspection.

A standard Energy Performance Certificate lasts for 10 years from the issue date and can be used whenever required within that time frame.

Our Domestic Energy Assessor will carry out a number of checks on your property, taking into account heating, lighting & dimensions throughout the building to identify areas where heat may be lost, through windows, ceilings and walls for example.

The property will be inspected to give an indication of how much it will cost to power and heat your home. The EPC also identifies the amount you could potentially save should you improve the energy efficiency of the household running costs as outlined within the Certificate.

Once completed, the data is recorded on a property datasheet and the EPC is produced. The Certificate is then sent to the agent and/or property owner, logged with Landmark Registry and stored with all copies of Certificates with the government portal.

We’re available office hours of 9-5pm Monday to Friday, but offer an out of hour’s service to 7pm on Wednesday’s – because we know it’s sometimes difficult for clients to be at home during the day. We can usually agree a mutually convenient time to carry out the assessment within a day or two of your order.

The assessor will need to draw floor plans of the property, take dimensions & record data from your heating & lighting systems etc. We will also need access to your loft area (where possible).

Please could you ensure you have any documentation to hand, for any insulation or building work you have had done on the property.

The EPC assessment usually takes between 45 minutes and an hour to complete, but larger or irregular shaped properties can take longer.

You can easily place an order for the EPC using our order form or by giving us a call on 07597 338 040

Once you have completed your order enquiry, one of our local Energy Assessors will then contact you, normally within 1 working day to discuss your order and to arrange a convenient date and time for the inspection. When your order has been confirmed, you will receive an order confirmation/invoice via email (please check you spam folders) where you will be able to pay for your order securely online with your Debit/Credit Card. This must be paid for in advance of the inspection.

Once our Energy Assessor has visited the property you will have your report completed normally within 48 hours of the property being assessed. We will email or post your completed EPC report depending on your preference. A copy will also be placed on the governments EPC Register.