Energy Performance Assessors Helping to Save Money

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The non profit company, Severnside Housing, has stated that it saves around £20,000 every year after implementing measures to train staff as Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessors.

Rules have been in place since 2008 where all landlords, both in social housing and the private rental sector, have been required to provide an EPC to all new tenants. These certificates include a range of information about how energy efficient the property is, including how much it costs to run and its carbon emissions.

These certificates are put together after a survey has been carried out by a qualified assessor. It takes account of various features of any property, including how it is constructed, whether it has loft insulation, what kind of heating it uses, if it has energy saving light bulbs, and whether double glazing is used in the windows and doors.

Homes are then rated on a scale from A to G – a rating system which is also used on items such as fridges and washing machines. They include suggestions as to how energy bills can be cut down further.

Now that Severnside Housing can perform these EPC assessments themselves, they are making a saving of around £50 per property. With 400 homes, this equates to £20,000 a year.

Not only are the company helping to save money, but they are also providing valuable information on what landlords can do to cut down the energy use in their property.