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Energy Performance Certifi cates have been necessary for some time – but new regulations will set a challenge for agents. David Smith explains.


onto the market. However, the position has been made more challenging by recent changes to the EPC regulations which came into force on 6 April 2012.


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THE CHANGES There are 6 key changes: ● The EPC itself has changed in its design; ● More of the EPC must be made available in advance;


● EPCs must be commissioned earlier; ● There have been changes in the wording of the regulations that set out when an EPC should be made available to reduce confusion;


● There have been further changes which will mean that an EPC, at least for letting property, will need to be made available earlier;


● A new register of EPCs will be created. NEW DESIGN


Studies undertaken by the Government have shown that the current design of EPC is confusing. Therefore it has been redesigned to be shorter, cleaner and to make more use of plain English. The new style also includes a new section


illustrating what funding for improvements to the property might be available through the new Green Deal. However, at the current time the Green Deal is not fully implemented and so this fi nding section is aspirational, at best.


MAKING MORE OF THE EPC AVAILABLE


At the moment there is usually only a need to make the Asset Graph – the coloured bar graph showing effi ciency band – available at the earlier stages of marketing. Now the entire fi rst page of the EPC will need to be made available where one would previously have only displayed an Asset Graph.


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ll agents should be aware of the need to obtain an Energy Performance Certifi cate (EPC) for residential property as it comes


Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)


17 Any Street, District, Any Town, B5 5XX Dwelling type:


Detached house


Date of assessment: 15 August 2011 Date of certificate: 12 December 2011


Use this document to:


• Compare current ratings of properties to see which properties are more energy efficient • Find out how you can save energy and money by installing improvement measures Estimated energy costs of dwelling for 3 years


Over 3 years you could save


Estimated energy costs of this home Current costs


Lighting Heating


Hot water


£375 over 3 years £4,443 over 3 years £549 over 3 years


Totals £5,367


Potential costs £207 over 3 years £2,067 over 3 years £330 over 3 years £2,604


£5,367 £2,763


Potential future savings


You could save £2,763 over 3 years


These figures show how much the average household would spend in this property for heating, lighting and hot water. This excludes energy use for running appliances like TVs, computers and cookers, and any electricity generated by microgeneration.


Energy Efficiency Rating Very energy efficient - lower running costs ( A


92 plus) (81-91) (69-80) (55-68) (39-54) (21-38) (1-20)


B C D E F G Not energy efficient - higher running costs


Top actions you can take to save money and make your home more efficient Recommended measures


1 Increase loft insulation to 270 mm 2 Cavity wall insulation 3 Draughtproofing


See page 3 for a full list of recommendations for this property.


When the Green Deal launches, it may allow you to make your home warmer and cheaper to run at no up-front cost. To find out more, contact the Green Deal Advice Service on 0800 XXX XXX or visit www.greendealadvice.org.


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Indicative cost £100 - £350


£500 - £1,500 £80 - £120


Typical savings over 3 years


£141 £537 £78


49 75 Current Potential


The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your home.


The higher the rating the lower your fuel bills are likely to be.


The potential rating shows the effect of undertaking the recommendations on page 3.


The average energy efficiency rating for a dwelling in England and Wales is band D (rating 60).


Reference number: 0000-0000-0000-0000-0000 Type of assessment: RdSAP, existing dwelling 165 m²


Total floor area:


Feature


Available with Green Deal


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