Information about Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

Energy Performance Certifcates, commonly referred to as EPCs, provide an assessment of how energy efficient your property is.

They provide a rating of your properrty from 'A' (very efficient) to 'G' (very in-efficient), and they also present some recomendations that could be implemented to improve the rating.

Once issued, EPCs are valid for 10 years, and one is normally required if you are selling the property, renting it out, obtaining Green Deal funding or taking advantage of the government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

An EPC is also required by Building Regulations when a house is first built. In this case, the assessment procedure is slightly different to that used when an EPC is issued for an existing property.

Click on the pages in this section to learn more about EPCs, what is involved in the assessment and things that you can do to improve your rating.

Also, don't forget to contact us to arrange a booking for an EPC if you need one, and we'll put you in our diary, usually very quickly.