Peter Rowley
Peter Rowley
Registered with Property118.com
15th October 2024
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Registered with Property118.com
15th October 2024
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 04/04/2026 - 11:52
Reply to the comment left by Martin Thomas at 04/04/2026 - 11:52Martin, yes you are likely to get more points, but it is not a straightforward pro rata increase. The more PV panels you put on leads to diminishing additional...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 04/04/2026 - 11:12
Reply to the comment left by Neil P at 04/04/2026 - 11:12Neil, I have no further information than what was contained in Annex A provided by the Government. I have said I am not a tax expert so if you...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 02/04/2026 - 14:43
Beaver, as I said previously I am not a tax adviser. However your response does raise certain issues for Landlords in terms of what can be claimed as expenses and what cannot. In the recent release by the Government on...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 02/04/2026 - 10:53
Beaver, I am not able to comment on the tax issues you mention as these are outside of my competences as an Energy Assessor. However, you mention two other things as follows:- (1) Cavity wall fill - if the property...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Kshitig Tiwari at 02/04/2026 - 11:27
Reply to the comment left by Kshitig Tiwari at 02/04/2026 - 11:27Kshitag, When the new style EPC is available, following the required legislation passage, the recommendations that appear at that time will be the relevant ones. Landlords will need to...
Read More →2nd April 2026, 1 week ago
Kshitig, one thing to be aware of is that Solid Wall Insulation is going to be an Exemption option for landlords, at their discretion, where the Solid Wall Insulation would be the only item preventing from getting to a C...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Niknak Harris at 31/03/2025 - 14:10
Reply to the comment left by Niknak Harris at 31/03/2025 - 14:10Yes an EPC Assessor is permitted to undertake an EPC on their own property. However, within the EPC software the Assessor should declare their conflict of interest and indicate...
Read More →18th February 2025, 1 year ago
First of all there is a cost cap, proposed to be £15,000. If this cap is spent and the EPC is still not a C, then the property will be exempted of doing anything further and will still be able...
Read More →18th February 2025, 1 year ago
Your question has several bits to it so here goes:- (1) The estimated heating of 22000 kWh is based on a standardised heating pattern each week, whether or not the heating is actually on. It does not take account of...
Read More →16th October 2024, 1 year ago
In simple terms NO the tenant will not need to be kicked out if the property does not achieve a C. The current MEES regulations clearly state that a breach of the MEES regulations does not impact upon the tenancy...
Read More →15th October 2024, 1 year ago
As an accredited Energy Assessor I can say based on the current Domestic EPC methodology DO NOT replace storage heaters with electric panel heaters. Your Domestic EPC rating will go down. The reason is that Domestic EPCs use fuel cost...
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