Energy Performance Certificates

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Energy Performance Certificates

• Opportunity or Threat?
• Dave Princep

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Dave Princep

• Chair of Private Rented group of EEPH
• Chair of London Landlord Accreditation Scheme
• Operations Manager, London Borough of Camden

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What is on an EPC?

• Energy efficiency rating
• Environmental impact rating
• Highlights Property Running Cost
• Heating
• Lighting
• Hot Water
• PLUS Potential Savings
• Allows for Comparisons

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Energy Performance Certificate
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EPC

• High scores
• more energy efficient
• lower the fuel bills,
• lower the carbon dioxide emissions
• Score depends on construction, size, insulation
  and heating
• Highlights Low Cost High Cost Works

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Whats it got to do with me?

• If you selling a property must provide an EPC
• If you buy - EPC will be provided
• From 1st. Oct 2008 - all property rentals must
  have EPC for prospective tenants
• Will last (currently?) for 10 years

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Background to EPCs

• Requirement of European Directive
• More than a quarter of carbon emissions in the UK
  are from domestic dwellings
• Part of Home Information Pack (HIP) for house
  sellers
• HIPs started 1st August 2007
• All residential properties from 14 Dec 2007

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What is Driving Energy Efficiency?

• EU Directives
• Legislation
• Fuel Poverty Strategy
• Excess Winter Deaths
• Price
• Climate Change

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Going,Going.Gone?
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Why apply to Private Rented Sector?

• 11 of Housing stock
• 15 of Excess Winter Deaths
• 42 PRS pre 1919
• Worst Housing Conditions
• Lowest level of Decent Homes
• Lowest Levels of Energy Efficiency

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The Carrots

• Landlord Energy Saving Allowance LESA (1500)
• Enhanced Capital Allowance
• VAT
• Stamp Duty

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Financial Carrot

• Warm Front Grants
• Installation
• Repair
• Regional Grants
• Local Authority grants
• Low Carbon Buildings Programme
• Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) (EEC3)

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The Sticks

• Warm Front Refusal
• Health Safety Rating System
• Tenant Power

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Health Safety Rating System

• Provide safe healthy environment for potential
  occupiers or visitor
• Housing Act - Statutory Scheme
• Hazard Rating
• outcome x likelihood
• Hazards

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No Place to Hide
Ordinance Survey BlueSky International
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Tenant Power

• Concern over rising energy prices
• Move due to poor energy efficiency
• Choosing rental property
• Cost of heating/energy
• Central heating (above rent)
• Use EPC to influence decisons
• Ask landlord to make improvements

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What can I do?

• Insulate walls 13 points
• Insulate loft 10 points
• Insulate hot water cylinder 4 points
• Fit low energy bulbs - 2 points
• Fit thermostatic radiator values
• Change energy type
• Etc.

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What help is available?

• London Landlord Accreditation Scheme
• www.londonlandlords.org.uk
• 020 7974 1970 e-mail LLAS_at_camden.gov.uk
• Discounted EPC for members
• EEPfH Survey of Tenants Attitudes

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What help is available?

• Energy Savings Trust (EST) - Home Energy check
• online free service
• Energy Advice Centre
• Tel [phone]
• Warm Front Grants
• Tel [phone]

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• Questions?

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LINKS

• Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes
• http//www.eeph.org.uk/
• GLA Green Homes Concierge
• 0800 512012
• HM Treasury
• ECA http//www.hmrc.gov.uk/capital_allowances/eca-
  guidance.htm
• LESA http//www.hmrc.gov.uk/pbr2006/pbrn12.htm
• Legislation Acts regulations
• http//www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/about_legislati
  on.htm

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LINKS

• Low Carbon Building Programme
• http//www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/home/
• Energy Saving Trust
• http//www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
• Grants - http//tinyurl.com/2cyqct
• Free Home Energy Check http//www.est.org.uk/check
  
• HHSRS
• www.communities.gov.uk/hhsrs

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DWELLINGS DCLG. Nov 2006
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Case Study 1
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Case Study 1 End-terrace
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Case Study 1 End-terrace
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Case Study 2 semi-detached
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Case Study 2 semi-detached
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Case Study 2 semi-detached