EPCs do work

I had a very interesting conversation the other day with a gentleman who's house I was doing an Energy Assessment at. Most of the time homeowners see what we do as a bit of a dark art & leave us to get on with things, but this guy was really interested.

His motivation was not so much about the house he was selling, but much more to understand how he should interpret the Energy Performance Certificate for any house he considered buying. I explained the content and the rationale behind the recommendations, particularly around how they highlight potential fuel cost savings and he was very happy.

Now I'm not one to claim this as a Lazarus moment and think that I've changed the world and made it a better place, but in practical terms this guy knew how much he paid for gas in his current house, was worried about how much it would cost in a new place and wanted to know if the EPC report would give him useful information - which of course it does.

As an Industry practitioner, if more people had this interest in the property transaction, then maybe HIPs and EPCs wouldn't be getting such a bad press, here's hoping we're moving in the right direction.