EPC Glasgow

Exciting news for landlords and home owners who are looking to improve the efficiency of there properties.

The Scottish Government is offering funding up to a maximum of £32,500 per home when applying for energy efficiency improvements, home renewables systems or renewable-powered district heating schemes. The maximum loan and cashback options available are listed on the Energy Saving Trust website.

This is a massive opportunity. 

Funding is available for the following improvement measures:

• External wall insulation
• Internal wall insulation
• Heating systems (including gas, LPG or oil boilers, warm air units or electric storage heaters)
• Gas connection
• Double glazing
• Secondary glazing
• Insulated doors
• Roof in roof insulation
• Flat roof insulation
• Loft insulation
• Cavity wall insulation
• Floor insulation
• Renewables systems (including Solar PV, Biomass, Air Source Heat Pumps and Ground Source Heat Pumps)
• Other secondary improvements

The good news is, this loan is interest free!!!!!

Properties will require an upto date Energy Performance Certificate recommending the appropriate measure. 

At certificates4landlords we are here to help!

Not only do we offer EPC's, but we can supply all the necessary certificates a landlord may need. 

Contact us now for EICR, PAT Testing, Legionella Risk Assessments, Energy Performance Certificates. Best prices guaranteed!!

EPC Glasgow

                             News Flash!!

The Government are proposing from April 2018 to adopt a minimum standard for all Private Lets.
This would be a Energy Performance level of band E or above.

EPC's (Energy Performance Certificates) are now a legal requirement for all rental properties.

Council and Housing Association properties must reach a band D69 or above.

Good news though. The EPC recommends energy efficient measures which can be applied to a property to boost its rating.

At Certificates4landlords we are always here to help landlords with new legislation.

Key measures you can implement on your property are:

1. Cavity wall insulation 
2. Upgrading loft insulation to 300mm
3. Combi condensing boiler
4. Heating controls. Boiler time clock programmer, Room thermostat, TVS's on Radiators
5. Upgrading windows to UPVC frames with 16mm gap.
6. Underfloor insulation
7. lighting; change lightbulbs to LED low energy lighting
8. Solar PV
9. Draught proofing where applicable doors and windows
10. Internal or External wall insulation where cavity wall insulation is not appropriate

These are just a selection of examples which will boost your Energy Performance rating.

For further details on the services we offer, please click on the link. www.certificates4landlords.com

Please see the example EPC included in this blog.

EPC Glasgow

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Certificates4Landlords are offering package discounts from April 1st till April the 15th. We only have limited spaces left in our diary.

We specialise in landlord portfolio work, large and small.

Energy Performance Certificates, Legionella Risk Assessments, EICR Certs, PAT testing and Gas safe Certs are just part of what we offer.

Smoke alarms, Heat Sensors, must be hard wired if your renting your property. Need  this done? call us now!

Is your electrical fuse board plastic? This should now be metal to conform with current legislation. Call us now for a quotation.

We offer a fast and professional service. All our staff are highly trained and happy to offer professional advice.

So why use any one else!

Contact us via our email booking service or by telephone.

EPC Glasgow

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Are you looking to rent your property?

Thinking of using a letting agent?

At certificates4landords.com we are here to help!

legislation is constantly changing. All rental properties require upto date Energy Performance Certificates, EICR Certificate, PAT test, Legionella Risk Assessment and Gas safe Certificate.

If you use your friendly letting agent it will cost you more!

Book us before the 10th of March you will be entitled to our discounted rates. 

Not only do we offer certificates, we offer our fully qualified trades to assist you in any remedial work you may require.

Contact us now for more details.

EPC Glasgow

Does your water tank look like this?

This is a breeding ground for Legionella. At Certificates4landlords.com we conduct Legionella risk assessments, Energy Performance Certificates, EICR and PAT testing for Landlords within the Glasgow area.

Legionella can kill.!!! The picture above was taken recently. The landlord was alerted to the risk. The tank has now been flushed and cleaned and a tight fitting new plastic lid installed. A few inexpensive measures keeps the tenant safe and keeps the landlord on the right side of the law.

Certificates4landlords.com covers all the Landlords necessary certificates under one umbrella. This makes it easy!

Offers available dependant on portfolio sizes.

Check our website for more details on what we do!

EPC Glasgow

Certificates4landlords are here to here to take the pain out of Government legislation for the small independent landlord. Legislation is constantly changing. It is now a legal requirement to have an up to date Energy Performance Certificate. EPC for short. This is recorded on the Energy Saving Trust Website and will remain current for ten years providing no energy saving upgraded measures have taken place over this period.
legionella risk Assessments are also a requirement for landlords. To show duty of care to your tenants, a responsible person must check for any risk of the potentially deadly virus. At Cerficates4landlords we can take care of those Certificates for you. We are also qualified to carry out EICR and PAT testing. Contact us for more details. Portfolio package deals are available. We cover Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayrshire.

EPC Glasgow

This is an important statement we received from one of our EPC lodging partners regarding he status of Energy Performance certificates after the Referendum of last week.

Elmhurst would like to confirm that as it stands no changes have been made to legislation and therefore the requirement for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Air Conditioning Certificates (ACI) all remain unchanged and anyone who fails to comply with the legislation is likely to face fines and penalties.

In a press statement we have stated that:

Elmhurst Energy believes that the EU has been good for energy efficiency, but it is obvious that issues of the economy and immigration had a greater impact on the outcome and we urge MPs not to ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’ and instead give careful consideration to the benefits that have been gained from the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations before making any changes.
In December 2015 the United Kingdom (UK) signed the international Paris Treaty with the United Nations (UN), which committed it to demanding a long-term reduction in carbon emissions. As approximately 30% of carbon emissions in the UK come from the buildings we occupy, this is an area that deserves close scrutiny, careful measurement and a long-term government strategy to facilitate improvement and the subsequent social benefits in health and welfare that come from taking people out of fuel poverty.
Energy rating is not an invention of Europe and has been used to assess UK building stock for many years, and will continue with or without Europe. The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), the reduced version (RdSAP) and Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) were invented in the UK for UK buildings and climate conditions.
The Government will still need policies and tools to enable the UK to use less energy and save people money. Consumers now expect information on everything they buy and buildings are no different. That demand will remain.

Whatever happens next you can be sure that Elmhurst Energy will be lobbying the decision makers to ensure the good work Elmhurst Members do, is understood, and that the value of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) is fully appreciated.

Energy Performance Certificates Glasgow, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire

Needing an EPC, Legionella risk assessment? Landlord portfolio special discounts available.
We cover Glasgow, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire.
Electrical EICR certificates, PAT testing, remedial electrical work carried out at rates which wont break the bank.

Contact us now for offers and availability.

We have just finished a batch of EPCs, legionella risk assessments and Electrical compliance checks (PAT testing) for a large Housing Association in Glasgow.
To keep their tenants safe and comply with legislation we offered a complete service saving the association time, money and hassle contacting different contractors.
Another happy client!!

Energy Performance Certificate

The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings came into effect progressively from 2007 and is an important part of government strategies for tackling climate change. The principle underlying the Directive is to make energy use in buildings transparent by the issuing of a certificate showing the energy rating of a property, accompanied by recommendations on how to improve efficiency. This energy performance certificate (EPC) must be provided whenever a property is constructed, rented out or sold. The EPC shows the energy efficiency rating (relating to running costs) of a dwelling. The rating is shown on an A–G rating scale similar to those used for refrigerators and other electrical appliances.

When the construction of a new building is completed, the builder or person responsible for the construction is responsible for obtaining the certificate and providing it to the owner. This is a duty under Building Regulations. This will also apply if a building is converted into fewer or more units and there are changes to the heating, hot water provision or air conditioning/ ventilation services.
Domestic properties require an EPC on construction and some commercial buildings will require an EPC on construction or conversion.