- Question: What can I do to improve the potential energy rating that my property will receive?
Answer: B&N can offer a Pre-EPC inspection which gives the client the opportunity to make cost effective thermal improvements to their property before the final EPC is produced.
- Question: Do I have to have a HIP to have an EPC?
Answer: No, you may order an EPC on request.
- Question: Will my current spending on energy bills be taken into account?
Answer: No - Energy advice is based on standardised assumptions about occupancy and heating patterns standard occupancy.
- Question: How long does an EPC assessment take?
Answer: Depending on the size or complexity of the dwelling, it is reasonable to assume the inspection will require approximately 45 minutes to complete.
- Question: How much is an EPC?
Answer: A stand alone EPC is competitively priced at £85.
- Question: How much is a DEC?
Answer: •Site survey (on average completed in one day) - Day Rate £550.00 •Initial desktop survey (with all the relevant documentation available) - £330 •Annual renewal of DEC (if no improvements or change of use) - £130 •Display Energy Certificate (laminated copy) - £15.00
- Question: I'm selling my house privately - do I need a Home Information Pack?
Answer: If you are marketing your property, even if it's just by putting a 'for sale' sign in the window, you need a Pack. Sales where no marketing takes place (e.g. to a member of the family) won't need a Pack.
- Question: Are HIPs required across the UK?
Answer: No - only in England and Wales.
- Question: Who compiles HIPs?
Answer: Sellers can hire estate agents, solicitors, separate pack providers, or do it themselves.
- Question: What goes in a HIP?
Answer: A HIP includes documents that are required when homes are bought and sold. Some documents are mandatory and others optional. The mandatory documents are: An index (ie a list of the contents of the HIP) A sale statement (summarising the terms of sale) Evidence of title Standard searches (ie local authority enquiries and a drainage and water search) An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Commonhold information (where appropriate) A copy of the lease (where appropriate) Documents that are optional include: Additional leasehold information Guarantees and warranties Other searches relevant to the particular area
- Question: How much is a HIP?
Answer: HIP's including the EPC are priced at £285.
