Energy performance certificate FAQ's

All Properties require an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) when being sold or let. An EPC is a report that provides home owners (as well as landlords), tenants and prospective buyers with an assessment of how energy efficient a property is. Furthermore, the report details the rating for the property and provides an indication of it's environmental impact, to help reduce CO2 output.

Before a building is put on the market the seller or landlord must commission an EPC for the building if no valid EPC exists already for it. A person acting on behalf of the seller or landlord (for example, the estate or letting agent) must be satisfied that an EPC has been commissioned for the building before it is put on the market. The seller or landlord or a person acting on their behalf must use all reasonable efforts to ensure the EPC is obtained within seven days. A further 21 days is allowed if after using all reasonable efforts the EPC cannot be obtained within seven days.

An EPC is valid for 10 years or until a newer EPC is produced for the same building no matter how many times the property is sold or rented out during that period.

If you are happy with your fixed cost EPC quote and wish to proceed, we will then contact you to arrange a suitable date and time for our surveyor to attend your property to undertake the assessment.

 The assessor will need access to all areas of the property including the loft space. Any information and evidence you can provide regarding alterations or extensions to the original build would be helpful.  Certificates for cavity or loft insulation are valuable evidence for the survey.   Photographs will have to be taken as evidence to support the survey. Dont worry, the survey is completely non-intrusive and should not take any longer than 1 hour.

Typically your energy performance certificate will be able to view online at https://find-energy-certificate.digital.communities.gov.uk/find-a-certificate/search-by-postcode within 24 hours of the surveyors visit to your property.

We cover County Durham, Darlington, Teesside and North Yorkshire.