NOVA NEWS EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 2022
BE EFFICIENT
BE EFFICIENT
Energy efficiency is likely to become a more frequently considered matter over the next few months and no doubt we will be bombarded by ways that we can save energy in our homes.
The energy crisis has brought matters to a head, and the Government has now acted in whatever appropriate way they considered to be beneficial to the population to try to reduce the financial burden on occupiers, particularly those on benefits or less well off. Helping the population get through the imminent difficulties of extortionate energy bills should have become a priority for the Government as the implications of the higher bills are far greater than the COVID issue.
Successive Governments have, over the years, been lax in their commitment to increasing the energy efficiency of our homes, the existing housing stock requires an immense input of resources to decrease heat loss and energy costs. Retrofit upgrades of properties are generally expensive and this is often too great a financial burden for many householders to endure, especially if you live in a Victorian home or older with solid brick walls.
We will all be finding ways of cutting back on our energy use; some will find it a much greater burden than others and the consequences of higher bills will be very difficult for some families to cope with.
The Energy Performance Certificate was first introduced in 2007, and still, there are a large number of people who either do not know what they are or do not know when it is necessary to have one. It is a legal requirement to have an EPC on any property which is currently let, available to let, or on the market for sale. The EPC is valid for 10 years so if there has been an EPC undertaken on your property and you are selling or letting your property it may be prudent to check if that EPC is still valid. As a landlord with an existing tenant, you are still required to have a valid EPC – this EPC must have a minimum energy rating of E. If you do not comply with the law you could be liable to a fine of up to £5,000.
In England during the period April to June 2022, 418,000 domestic EPCs were lodged on the register and in the 12 months up to June 2022, 1,626,000 domestic EPCs were lodged.
I will be happy to offer a quote to undertake an Energy Performance Certificate on an existing dwelling.
The energy crisis has brought matters to a head, and the Government has now acted in whatever appropriate way they considered to be beneficial to the population to try to reduce the financial burden on occupiers, particularly those on benefits or less well off. Helping the population get through the imminent difficulties of extortionate energy bills should have become a priority for the Government as the implications of the higher bills are far greater than the COVID issue.
Successive Governments have, over the years, been lax in their commitment to increasing the energy efficiency of our homes, the existing housing stock requires an immense input of resources to decrease heat loss and energy costs. Retrofit upgrades of properties are generally expensive and this is often too great a financial burden for many householders to endure, especially if you live in a Victorian home or older with solid brick walls.
We will all be finding ways of cutting back on our energy use; some will find it a much greater burden than others and the consequences of higher bills will be very difficult for some families to cope with.
The Energy Performance Certificate was first introduced in 2007, and still, there are a large number of people who either do not know what they are or do not know when it is necessary to have one. It is a legal requirement to have an EPC on any property which is currently let, available to let, or on the market for sale. The EPC is valid for 10 years so if there has been an EPC undertaken on your property and you are selling or letting your property it may be prudent to check if that EPC is still valid. As a landlord with an existing tenant, you are still required to have a valid EPC – this EPC must have a minimum energy rating of E. If you do not comply with the law you could be liable to a fine of up to £5,000.
In England during the period April to June 2022, 418,000 domestic EPCs were lodged on the register and in the 12 months up to June 2022, 1,626,000 domestic EPCs were lodged.
I will be happy to offer a quote to undertake an Energy Performance Certificate on an existing dwelling.