Information on energy performance certificates aka EPC
All homes that are bought and sold need to have an EPC which is short for energy performance certificate. They will have information on them about the levels of energy efficiency the home currently has. It will also have details on that will give recommendations for the saving of energy in the property and the name of the person or company who carried out the EPC for the homeowner.
If you are looking for a company in your local area that deals with EPC then a good place to start is in your local newspapers and local trade directories. Both of these publications usually carry advertisements for companies promoting their services and products in the local area. Contact a few of the companies and get some quotations for an EPC on your home.
You will find that each home will be given an energy rating from A to G while A is the most energy efficient and G being the worst. All of the homes energy ratings are calculated using the same calculations so that energy efficiency can be compared from one property to another. The average rating is a D. The report will also recommend any funding available to improve the energy efficiency of your property and how much saving you could make on your energy bills if the recommendations were carried out.
Another great place to look for a company offering to carry out EPC’s is online via the internet. Most companies now have a website where they can offer their services and products to the world. An EPC company will have a detailed website to help you understand how the EPC is worked out and how the actual EPC is carried out. It is easy to find these companies online. If you go to an online search engine and type in the words ‘EPC (energy efficiency certificate)’ it will return a list of company websites offering this service.
If you are looking for a company specifically in your local area then just add your locality to the end of the search and it will return company websites just in your local area.
If you are looking for an EPC which is of a superlative calibre then energyperformancecertificates.co.uk has all you require. An energy performance certificate is considered highly desirable and sought after.