Energy Performance Certificates

ds1980

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

As a tenant who lives in a freezing house that's impossible to heat, and as someone who's facing huge increases in my energy bills, believe me, I am interested in finding out whether the property I rent is energy efficient. It would be a deciding factor in whether I choose to rent a property or not.

move???????

ilovecheese

I would just like to add that we are tennants and one of the main reasons we are moving next month is the cost of heating bills in our current flat. It is a victorian conversion with original sash windows that are cracked and have holes in them, the front door has daylight shinning through in numerous places, the floor boards in the hall and kitchen have never been sealed! Our new flat is 3rd floor (heat rises so thats a plus already!) and it has double glazing fully carpeted throughout (except kitchen and bathroom) We are older and wiser now and would look at the windows, boiler and heating in any new flat we were considering renting!

I do not want a repeat of last winter!!

sooz

But would a piece of paper help you to do this?

I would have thought the holes in the walls, floors and doors, and the sash windows etc would have been enough a clue.

Bungarm2001

sooz wrote: »

But would a piece of paper help you to do this?

I would have thought the holes in the walls, floors and doors, and the sash windows etc would have been enough a clue.

My thoughts entirely.

Why do we need a third party penpusher to point out the bleedin obvious?

A quick visual check of the windows etc by a prospective tenant would give a huge clue as to the energy efficiency of a property. A few questions about loft insulation, age of boiler, cavity wall insulation etc would sort out the rest. These EPC's are an insult to both the LL and tenants' intelligence.

tbs624

chriserenity wrote: »

I'm entirely pro EPC though. As a practicing energy assessor ...........

Sorry Chris, but of course you are "pro" the implementation, if that's the line of work you're in.

chriserenity wrote: »

........ judging by the enquiries we've had over the past months from your fellow landlords I wouldn't be surprised if you're in the minority on this. Lots of letting agents are already geared up for EPCs and we've done quite a few pre October rental EPCs already.

I said in a similar thread ...and I don't mind repeating myself.... it's not because they think it's a marvellous idea but because they are *having* to get them done.

It's irrelevant which set of self-important overpaid ****** came up with the system - when they turn off their blazing office lights, stop driving around in gas guzzlers and needlessly travelling by plane to at least start their own contribution I think their ideas may be better received.

We've all said it before - for most tenants it's how near the property is to good schools, shops, the tenant's work and whether they can fit their furniture & belongings in that really sways them. Tenants are not going to see an array of properties available to them that are all similar, bar their dinky EPC colouring-in exercise books.

Bungarm is most definitely not in the minority on this....huff...puff......

sooz

tbs624 wrote: »

....dinky EPC colouring-in exercise books.......

However, as a plus, if you frame & hang your EPC, it will make a nice contrast to the magnolia walls.

tbs624

sooz wrote: »

However, as a plus, if you frame & hang your EPC, it will make a nice contrast to the magnolia walls.

Magnolia???? It's Orchid White or Soft Linen I'll have you know.........:D