Properties marketed for sale from 14 December 2007 in England and Wales will need a Home Information Pack. The Pack includes an Energy Performance Certificate, containing advice on how to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills. Also included are documents such as a sale statement, searches and evidence of title.

Energy Performance Certificates tell you how energy efficient a home is on a scale of A-G. The most efficient homes - which should have the lowest fuel bills - are in band A.

The Certificate also tells you, on a scale of A-G, about the impact the home has on the environment. Better-rated homes should have less impact through carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

The Certificate includes recommendations on ways to improve the home's energy efficiency to save you money and help the environment.

The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP stated in a written Ministerial press release on the 22/11/2007 that :-
‘ Two hundred thousand Energy Performance Certificates have been generated since the summer. The analysis of the early phase of rollout of HIPs found that the average rating for homes was an E, and we know that approximately one-fifth of all homes are likely to get an F or G rating. ‘

For further information please go to:

www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk and www.communities.gov.uk

Hind Estates Ltd are pleased to announce that we now have our own ‘In House’ Domestic Energy Assessor who is fully accredited to assess and issue Energy Performance Certificates.

For free advice please make an appointment to speak to the assessor who will try and answer any of your concerns you have regarding the rating of your home.