Hip view (Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates EPC

As a Commercial EPC is now required on all properties being marketed for sale or rent, we have created a database of Non Domestic Energy Assessors. If you are a Non Domestic Energy Assessor and would like to register with our database for free please click here.

If you would like to place an order for a Commercial Energy Performance Certificate or get a quote please telephone 08700 500 820 or email mal@paliltd.com

All commercial properties* on the market for sale or rent on 4^th January 2009 will need a Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificate, also know as a Commercial EPC. Many people are not aware of this fact. If you own a commercial property which you are currently marketing for sale or rent, but is exempt from an EPC as it was marketed before the relevant commencement date, you will need to have one in place in less than three weeks time. Failure to provide a commercial EPC could mean you face a fine of up to £5000.

If your commercial property was marketed on or after 1^st October 2008, you should already have an EPC in place again if this has not been done you could face a fine of up to £5000.

The only people able to provide you with a NDEPC are accredited Non-Domestic Energy Assessors.

If you would like further information on Energy Performance Certificates, would like a quote or would like to place an order, please telephone 0151 691 1170 or email search@paliltd.com

*Possible Exemptions:

• Places of worship

• Temporary buildings with a planned time of use of less than two years

• Stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2 that

are not dwellings

• Industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with

low energy demand

• Buildings to be demolished within two years

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

On October 1^st Iain Wright MP who is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State gave a speech at the Governor’s House in London on the final Rollout of EPC’s for both residential and commercial energy performance certificates in England and Wales. The following information is a few extracts from that speech.

“Six months ago, at the time Energy Performance Certificates for newly built homes and larger commercial buildings were introduced, I was invited to speak to some of you about the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. At the time, I described the Directive, as a huge programme of work, a huge challenge and a huge opportunity - affecting all of us - private, public, property and energy sectors, and most importantly with the potential to affect every householder in the UK.”

As many NDEA’s and companies who employ non domestic energy assessors will agree, it has been a long arduous task from the introduction of home inspectors (HI) training all the way through to where we stand today in terms of preparing the IT systems, marketing etc and I believe that some companies may still not truly be ready for Jan 4^th.

“Today public buildings are showing Display Energy Certificates - rating how much energy a public sector building has actually used.

DECs are also a valuable tool in the fight against climate change. They show how building performance can be improved, saving not only carbon but public money. For the first time, visitors and staff can see just how much energy a building is using and also whether this has gone up or down over the last three years.”

As a search / home information pack provider we spend a lot of time in the councils around the country and the general consensus is that Display Energy Certificates are not being displayed, whether this is because they are being hidden or because they have not been carried out yet I don’t know, but I for one will be keeping my eyes open.

Hi this is the HipView blog which we will be using to post interesting and maybe not so interesting snippets.

We are currently experiencing a high demand for NDEPC and are looking for level 3 and 4 assessors strategically placed around the country to pass work to.

If you would like to be added to our list please go to www.locateassessor.co.uk and post your details. This is an internal site and your details will not be passed on.

Nick,snr