Peter Rowley
Peter Rowley
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5th June 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chris, for the gas heated property with the roof above, no real point in adding any more than 270mm as the EPC rating will not change. Thank you for your kind comments too, much appreciated.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Christopher Holden at 05/06/2026 - 11:30
Reply to the comment left by Chris H at 05/06/2026 - 11:30Chris, For the first floor flat if the heating is electric I would suggest 400mm of loft insulation, if it is gas a minimum of 270mm of insulation. Electric...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Christopher Holden at 04/06/2026 - 19:13
Reply to the comment left by Chris H at 04/06/2026 - 19:13Chris If the properties are as you describe, the ground floor flat (when entered as such with another dwelling above) should not recommend PV at all. The top floor...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 04/06/2026 - 12:25
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 04/06/2026 - 12:25For the windows the numerical aspect of the EPC rating will be the same contained within the overall EPC rating, but the descriptor of poor will have changed as...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 04/06/2026 - 10:10
The wording on the EPC is not created by the Energy Assessor, they are predetermined statements the Government have prepared within the RdSAP software. The Assessor would enter the type of glazing e.g. single, double, triple, the type of frame...
Read More →4th June 2026, 2 weeks ago
The descriptive rating of poor does not impact upon the EPC rating itself, as it is merely a separate calculation outside of the EPC rating methodology. What the descriptive column of poor is now "comparing" itself with is what is...
Read More →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, 3 months 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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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