EPC rating = F.

supermassive

And a low F at that.

Who's responsibility is it, and who has to pay etc for improving the EPC so I'm not freezing my cubes off through winter?

It's a rented property, by the way, and part of it isn't double glazed, it's just sash windows with a big old slab of plastic screwed into the frame to give a double glazed 'effect'.

captainhindsight_2

supermassive wrote: »

And a low F at that.

Who's responsibility is it, and who has to pay etc for improving the EPC so I'm not freezing my cubes off through winter?

It's a rented property, by the way, and part of it isn't double glazed, it's just sash windows with a big old slab of plastic screwed into the frame to give a double glazed 'effect'.

From time to time ther are grants and Cashback schemes which can help to pay for insulation, windows, boilers etc

If you list the recommendations that are made on your Epc I can let you know what support there is for each measure if any.

CashStrapped

The upgrading of the property is the landlord’s responsibility. However there is no requirement for them to do this. As harsh as this may sound, it is down to you to consider heating costs when you sign the lease.

If it has old sash windows, I assume it is a Victorian property. These types of properties may have solid walls (no cavity wall insulation option) and period features (such as sash windows) which the landlord may be reluctant (or unable) to remove.

Unless substantially renovated then this is the downside of renting an old period property. It is something for you to consider next time you choose a property.

There is nothing you can do without the landlords permission except switch energy supplier to the best tariff possible and maybe install a water meter.

The best you can do is ask the landlord/agent with regards to any other changes. There are free insulation options, cavity wall and loft insulation. However they may not be applicable to your property.

Plan B. Thick curtains, understand your heating controls and use them efficiently and correctly and wear more clothes inside.

captainhindsight_2

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/346767/Domestic_PRS_Regulations_Consultation_Draft__v1_6__No_tracks_final_version.pdf

Also forgot about this, proposals for tenants to ask landlords to implement improvements to achieve a minimum Epc and cannot be unreasonably refused.

CashStrapped

As pointed out by Captainhindsight, the document he posted is just an early consultation document. It is only a proposal.

So, just to reiterate, there is nothing which requires your landlord to upgrade the propety at this current time.

captainhindsight_2

The date this is proposed to come on is 1st April 2016.

Tenant’s energy efficiency improvement regulations that will empower private domestic tenants to request consent for energy efficiency measures that may not unreasonably be refused by their landlord. These regulations must be in force by 1st April 2016.

Richie-from-the-Boro

captainhindsight wrote: »

The date this is proposed to come on is 1st April 2016.

- current actual date for commercial leases is 1 April 2018
- current actual existing commercial must comply by 1 April 2023
- current new residential leases is 1 April 2018
- current actual existing residential leases must comply by 1 April 2020
- current 'cannot be unreasonably refused', whether or not an EPC is in place from 1 April 2016

They've been upgrading the A1 since 1962, rolled out again today, lets see what happens when it happens - the current real world dates are above.