London Energy Assessors is a firm specialising in producing Energy Performance Certificates.
We’re a professional company with trained Domestic Energy Assessors covering Greater London.
We provide a prompt service using fully qualified staff who are regulated by the Ombudsman for Estate Agents, NAEA and ARLA and are accredited by Elmhurst Energy. Our assessors are City and Guilds trained to undertake any residential assessment.
What is an EPC?
Much like the multi-coloured sticker on new appliances, EPCs tell you how energy efficient a building is and gives it a rating from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). EPCs are designed to let you know how costly the building will be to heat and light, and what its carbon dioxide emissions are likely to be.
The EPC will also state what the energy-efficiency rating could be if improvements are made, and highlights cost-effective ways to achieve a better rating. Even if you rent your home, some improvements noted on the EPC may be worth implementing, such as switching to more energy-efficient light bulbs.
The property will be given a rating which will go on the sales or lettings details when marketing begins. It will also make recommendations (such as loft insulation, double glazing or cavity wall insulation) on ways of reducing the property’s energy consumption, which could save you money in reduced gas and electricity bills in the future.
Why have one?
Nearly 40% of the UK’s energy consumption arises from the way the nation’s 25 million buildings (homes, offices, shops and factories) are lit and heated.
So even small changes in how buildings are used will have a significant effect in reducing energy consumption – and consequently in its carbon emissions. This is not only good for your pocket but it will reduce your carbon footprint whilst also making a contribution to reducing the world’s drastic carbon consumption problem.
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government) is leading the way with a number of voluntary and compulsory measures to make all buildings more energy efficient, and these are being rolled out across all European Union countries in line with the European Directive for the Energy Performance of Buildings.
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