Something that annoyed me yesterday. Had an EPC assessor perform an EPC check on a property, (tenants were there not me). I checked the result and it says pitched roof/no insulation assumed. This had brought it down to a D rather than what would have been a C.
I queried this today with assessor firm and assessor said was unable to get access as items in way of hatch.
When did common sense stop being a thing? The assessor didn’t even mention it to tenants, tenants would’ve literally pushed a few things out of way in a matter of seconds. Its literally a joke! Do they give them a lobotomy before they send them out checking??
The last assessment done by them even states it has loft insulation!
I 2nd that . I have always been at a place to open up a floor, supply loft access , a torch, stepladders ,explanations etc open enclosed areas, Got a C rating on all my places
A more honest assessment would’ve been to say they don’t give an opinion if they can’t access the roof insulation, as it is so fundamental. How can you possibly do an EPC assessment if you don’t understand how the property is insulated
This will make them sound even worse!…it’s actually already a free retest because they did it 8 years ago and wrongly classified the property type at the time. (Semi rather than maisonette)….before I bought property. Being wrongly classified in this instance would have obviously lowered the rating.
It was a D so never been an issue but with the C requirement coming up I looked closer at ratings. They said needed to do a retest due to how much time has passed, so I took them up on their free offer.
I get the impression they would be expensive but actually don’t know.
I have a regular one man band assessor that I usually use and he charges £55 for a 1 bed and £70 for a 3 bed.
If the requirement for a C grade is not amended we will see most tenants under the bridge.
Old houses cannot be insulated without risk of condensation etc in the wrong places
As a second point the EPC assessors do not measure anything. They guess and assume.
It’s interesting to compare adjacent property ratings.
Over to you Mr Gove!
I cannot agree with the above comment I am a Landlord/ builder and have some 100 year old properties …I have achieved a C on all of them because I know how to do it . I have no condensation problems. My EPC girl was very good and measured the insulation, as I had left certain areas exposed for that purpose. Down to common sense between parties concerned. If you cover everything up , then they cannot see it
Did you line the inner walls?
I’ve been warned against doing that because the dew point would be inside the brick wall and cause damp problems.
Re your assessor: she is the example that others should follow.