Residential EPC Certificates Northampton
With over 100 reviews, we are one of the UK’s leading Energy Performance Certificate experts. Prompt, reliable and professional service.
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A residential EPC for your property in Northampton is crucial when marketing your property for sale or rent. At Focus 360 Energy, our approved domestic energy assessors evaluate your property’s energy efficiency and provide a comprehensive report.
This report empowers potential buyers or tenants to easily compare energy efficiency and make well-informed decisions. It also offers valuable suggestions for enhancing energy performance and reducing bills, which can be especially beneficial if you’re planning to improve your current property or looking for a renovatable one.
It’s important to note that the energy use figures and potential savings provided are based on a typical household living in the property, rather than your specific requirements.
Contact us to request a quote and discover the cost-effectiveness of our EPC Certificates for Northampton.
Do you have concerns about the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES)?
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation means that from April 2020 landlords cannot grant a new tenancy for a commercial property with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rated below an E unless they have a valid exemption in place.
To ensure that you're compliant and save time and money, our team will assess your property and provide you with specialist advice on how to quickly improve the energy efficiency rating of your building.
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With Over 100 Reviews, We are Energy Performance Certificate Experts
Why choose us?
- Professional and reliable
- Flexible appointments to suit you
- Friendly practical advice
- 10 years experience in the industry
- Same day turnaround
- Affordable pricing
What we offer
We offer both residential and commercial EPC certificates to a vast number of clients including estate agents, solicitors, property landlords, facility managers and the general public.
We can issue your EPC Certificate on the same day as your survey.
It is the landlord’s or seller’s responsibility to obtain an EPC Certificate from an approved Domestic Energy Assessor. The energy assessor will need to access all rooms as well as the loft. They are also required to inspect heating systems and controls, take measurements and take photographs of all key data included in the survey.
Landlords in England and Wales are required by law to get an EPC rating of band E or above to let their properties to new tenancies or renewals.
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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards state that landlords now need to ensure that a rented property has a minimum EPC rating of E
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Electrical Condition Reports
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This will ensure maximum energy efficiency, reduce the risk of electrical system failures and protect against the threat of electrical fires in your premises.
Asbestos Survey
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It may be required by mortgage providers and solicitors, since asbestos materials can be a threat to the safety of a building’s occupants.
MEES Calculations
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This is helpful for any property that has failed to meet the minimum standards if you need advice on making improvements.
Thermographic Surveys
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This type of survey is especially useful for landlords, independent investors, builders, and developers who want to make sure their properties are as energy-efficient as possible.
Fire Risk Surveys
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This is essential for landlords and business owner/occupiers as part of their fire safety responsibilities.
Residential Air Testing
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This helps determine your property's thermal regulation characteristics for energy efficiency purposes.
Legionella water testing and risk assessments
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This is a legal requirement for landlords.
Air Quality Assessments
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We have years of experience in carrying out air quality assessments and can provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions about your project.
Heat Loss Calculations
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Heat loss calculations can also be used to assess the performance of existing insulation and identify potential areas for improvement. If you’re looking to save money on your energy bills, a heat loss calculation can be a helpful tool.
U-Value Calculations
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This can help with making improvements to energy efficiency in any type of building.
Domestic Gas Safety Certificate – CP12
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As landlords and duty holders of domestic and residential properties, it is your legal responsibility to make sure that a Gas Safety Certificate or CP12 has been completed for any buy-to-let or rental property under your care.
What is a Residential EPC?
A Residential Energy Performance Certificate records the energy efficiency of buildings and displays the rating on a graph from A-G.
Throughout the UK Energy Performance Certificates are produced using standard methods and energy assumptions which allows buildings to be compared with another fairly. By doing this it allows owners, prospective buyers or tenants to view the projected energy consumption and carbon ratings over a yearly basis, so they can consider the overall energy efficiency and fuel costs as part of their investment or living expenses.
All Energy Performance Certificates are accompanied with a recommendations report which outlines cost-effective measures that can be put in place to improve the overall energy efficiency rating of a given property. A typical recommendation could be to upgrade a building’s heating system, increase insulation levels in a loft space or to upgrade single glazed areas to double glazing.
The Energy Performance Certificate is important as more than 50% of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions are produced by the way that we light, heat and generally use buildings. Relatively small changes such as installing low energy or LED lighting in all outlets of a building can have a profound effect on energy consumption.
- A (92 plus)
- B (81-91)
- C (69-80)
- D (55-68)
- E (39-54)
- F (21-38)
- G (1-20)
The lower your score, the higher your efficiency!
Residential EPC FAQs
When is an Energy performance certificate required?
Residential EPC Certificates are a requirement on all domestic properties, that are either being sold, built, or rented, and must be provided to a prospective buyer or tenant free of charge.
Are there any cases whereby my building may be exempt?
- Some listed buildings
- Building due for demolition resulting in site due for redevelopment
- Building to be sold or rented out with vacant possession
- Places of worship
- Industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings that have a low energy demand.
- Stand-alone commercial buildings with a total useful floor space of less than 50m².
What are the penalties for not having an EPC?
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What is your Energy Performance Certificate process?
- Upon arrival to the property, the energy assessor will introduce themselves, explain the process and carry out a health & safety risk assessment for safety purposes.
- The assessor will require access to all of the rooms in the property, including (where applicable) loft hatch, room in the roof, extensions, conservatory, electric and gas metres.
- The assessor will draw a sketch plan of the overall floor area of the property. Once this is done they will work through each room taking precise measurements and capturing all relevant data (Property age, construction materials, Wall thicknesses, heating systems & controls, hot water cylinder details, water cylinder insulation, Secondary heating systems (if applicable), Floor construction, glazing type and low energy lighting.
Please note that we respect your home at all times and will ensure that it will be left as it was before we conducted our survey.