Energy Performance Certificate
If you are keen to save money on your energy bills, or are about to sell or let your property, then an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a necessity. While they are a legal requirement for those selling or letting a property in the United Kingdom, they are great for property owners in general. This is due to the fact that EPCs provide an energy efficiency rating which lets you know how well your property is using energy and how much money you could be wasting if it is performing poorly. There are no punishments, yet, for poorly performing properties, but plans are afoot to have a minimum target Energy Performance Certificate score for all properties in the UK within the next few years. This makes it vitally important for you to have your property running as efficiently as soon as possible.
You may be wondering how you can achieve the miraculous feat of scoring a great Energy Performance Certificate score. Well, initially you can start by making sure you have the best insulation in your property that you can possibly have. You can check whether your walls are eligible, or already have, Cavity Wall Insulation. It is also worth paying a visit to your loft or attic space and seeing how well, or poorly, your loft has been insulated. You can also look at, even if you can’t look out of, your windows and see how many panes of glass are between yourself and the outside world. If you can count more than one sheet of glass in your windows then they are Double Glazed and should already be saving you both energy and money. If you only see one pane of glass in the majority of your windows, the best thing you can do is to get all of the windows you are able to Double Glazed as soon as possible. These simple steps will have a drastic improvement for your energy performance rating on your Energy Performance Certificate.
There are more drastic steps that you can take, such as having a new boiler installed, and some of these recommendations will be provided on the Energy Performance Certificate. However, by insulating your property properly via Cavity Wall Insulation, Loft Insulation and Double Glazing, your property is well on the way to scoring well on the Energy Performance Certificate. Having a good energy rating always helps to attract buyers and tenants; it saves you money, and also helps to save the environment as well!
In order to book an Energy Performance Certificate for your property, fill out our online form and My London Tradesmen will contact companies on your behalf. You will then be supplied with up to 3 quotes, allowing you to make an informed decision regarding which tradesman you want to employ to carry out your Energy Performance Certificate.
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