The importance of energy performance certificate in today’s times

It has become important and essential for people to have Energy performance certificates for their property. The EPC is basically used for homes having more than 3 bedrooms where energy ratings are given as per the regulations. Generally, the EPC are valid for 10 years and come in handy for people who want to sell off their property. There are energy assessors in Surrey and all over the UK who issue EPC to people after testing the property.

The ratings are given from A to G as per the energy rating of a home, with ‘A’ being the most energy efficient rating and likewise. The property owners need this as that will help them to give the prospective buyers, the correct information about the energy rating. The EPC in surrey and other parts of the UK gives general awareness of how energy is used efficiently in a property.

The energy performance certificate helps prospective buyers of a property to know the fuel costs and CO2 emissions at home before buying. It is worth to note that these EPC’s are compulsory for all residential properties. People can also get an energy statement in Surrey from the energy assessor for their homes to know their energy usage.

It becomes a responsibility of people or those who rent the property to see that there is a valid energy performance certificate in Surrey or where they live along with them to show it to the officer when demanded and should be passed to the tenant or the property buyer when needed. The EPC is generally inspected and accredited by the energy assessor after checking all the energy electronic systems of a home for the energy usage.