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Best place to get an EPC and what should I expect to pay?
martin1959
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Hi
3 bed semi bungalow in Essex. What would be a good price for an EPC?
Any 'tricks of the trade' to getting a better EPC rating?
Cheers
3 bed semi bungalow in Essex. What would be a good price for an EPC?
Any 'tricks of the trade' to getting a better EPC rating?
Cheers
20 plus years as a mortgage adviser for Halifax (have now retired), and I have pretty much seen it all....:D
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Round my neck of the woods they cost under £50.
Quick way to up your epc rating? ..install energy efficient bulbs.Spelling courtesy of the whims of auto correct...
Pet Peeves.... queues, vain people and hypocrites ..not necessarily in that order.0 -
Just in case it helps, they are valid for 10 years from issue so if one has been done on the house previously it can be re-used.0
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I just googled EPC and my town and got one online who had really good reviews. He came next day, charged £40, we got the certificate, said thanks very much, passed copies on to EA and solicitor and stuck it in the box of house paperwork. Haven't looked at it since and in the dozens of people who have come to view, not a single one has asked about it. What they have asked is what we roughly pay for our gas/elec bills.I think that is of much more interest.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
(he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...
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Google EPC register enter your postcode it will come up with a list of energy assessors in order of how far they are away from you. Expect to pay somewhere between £45-£60"talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish" - Euripides0
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Ours was included in the EA fee (1.25%) along with the services of a professional photographer and a glossy brochure.......Mortgage-free for fourteen years!
Over £40,000 mis-sold PPI reclaimed0 -
phoebe1989seb wrote: »Ours was included in the EA fee (1.25%) along with the services of a professional photographer and a glossy brochure.......
Which you paid handsomely for I'm sure!Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
(he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...:D:D0 -
What they have asked is what we roughly pay for our gas/elec bills.I think that is of much more interest.
How will they know what you tell them is correct? Unless of course you show them the bills. Ours is quite high, but we have heating on all day, and I run a fan heater in my shed/office as I work from home, so showing the bills would be misleading for normal use.20 plus years as a mortgage adviser for Halifax (have now retired), and I have pretty much seen it all....:D0 -
I just googled EPC and my town and got one online who had really good reviews. He came next day, charged £40, we got the certificate, said thanks very much, passed copies on to EA and solicitor and stuck it in the box of house paperwork. Haven't looked at it since and in the dozens of people who have come to view, not a single one has asked about it. What they have asked is what we roughly pay for our gas/elec bills.I think that is of much more interest.
The EPC would be a lot more use to people than the previous occupants energy bills"talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish" - Euripides0
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