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10 Year Anniversary of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

03 July 2017

Elmhurst Energy is the largest Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) Accreditation Scheme in the UK, and are experts in all things related to energy efficiency in domestic and commercial buildings. As many of you will know 2017 marks the ten year anniversary for energy performance certificates which means some of the earliest EPCs have now expired. Our first action was to write to Government (DCLG) in E&W asking that they change the Registers to make it

ESOS Newsletter 2017 Issue 1

03 July 2017

The Environment Agency has just released 2017 ISSUE 1 of the ESOS Newsletter to keep registered assessors updated with information relating to the ESOS scheme. This is the first news letter of 2017 and contains details of; ESOS Phase 2 Enforcement work of non-compliant organisations 2016/17 compliance audit findings Link to current published data The newsletter is available for members to download from Access Elmhurst or by clicking here If you have any queries or

Report claims lack of new 'Power Saving' policies will increase Energy Bills and Carbon Emissions

30 June 2017

Household energy bills and carbon emissions will RISE unless ministers devise new policies to save power, a leading report says. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has issued a report confirming that bills and emissions have been forced down since 2008 by EU energy efficiency rules. The report will surprise many including certain tabloid newspapers and even ministers, who seem to believe that getting rid of the ‘green crap’ from bills will help us all

Elmhurst Responds to Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme Consultation

30 June 2017

Elmhurst has today responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on private rented housing. The consultation is aimed around the two aspects; firstly the ‘energy efficiency’ and secondly the ‘condition’ of the private rented homes. As mentioned over the past few weeks Elmhurst is delighted to see the consultation on the energy efficiency of private rented homes in Scotland. We are the largest accreditation scheme for domestic energy assessors in Scotland, and we will be backing

Scottish Lodgement Fee set to Rise

28 June 2017

Elmhurst have been notified today that the Scottish Government have reviewed and concluded the ‘Consultation on funding of the Scottish Energy Performance Certificate Register’ As you know Elmhurst asked for feedback from our members and campaigned extremely hard on what we believed to be excessive price rises being proposed for lodging Energy Certificates into the national register. The Scottish Government have stated: “Consultation responses were generally in favour of proposals to maintain the funding of

Elmhurst Draft Response to Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme Consultation

23 June 2017

The Scottish Government is currently consulting on the two aspects of private rented housing in Scotland; firstly the ‘energy efficiency’ and secondly the ‘condition’ of the homes. Elmhurst is delighted to see the consultation on the energy efficiency of private rented homes in Scotland. We are the largest accreditation scheme for domestic energy assessors in Scotland, and we will be backing our members to produce the necessary information to help support Scottish tenants and landlords

Green Deal ‘Soft Launch’

19 June 2017

Elmhurst has learnt that the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) has today re-started financing loans through a ‘select number of Green Deal Providers’ for the first time since July 2015. As Elmhurst has reported previously, the GDFC is using private finance to start to initiate the Green Deal. We will watch this space with interest; it is highlighted that today is a soft launch, with an aim to have a wider rebrand and roll out

Elmhurst responds to the consultation on the Scottish EPC Register

16 June 2017

Elmhurst has responded to the consultation on the Scottish EPC register. The headline in the consultation is that the statutory lodgement fees for lodging data onto the Scottish Register are proposed to rise by 126%! If agreed by Scottish Government the proposed fee increase would be as below: Certificate Type Current Charge Proposed Charge Increase % rise Dwellings £1.15 £2.60 £1.45 126% Non Dwellings £5.35 £12.10 £6.74 126% Elmhurst and its members in unison, express

Elmhurst Energy launches Level 5 Non-Domestic Assessor Accreditation

13 June 2017

Elmhurst Energy, the energy performance assessment specialist, has launched a Non-Domestic Energy Assessor (NDEA) Level 5 Accreditation Scheme, to ensure members have the skills and knowledge to deliver professional energy assessments. The scheme is open to energy assessors trained and qualified to complete energy calculations using Dynamic Simulation Modelling (DSM) software for complex commercial buildings, and will ensure assessors have the knowledge to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for all UK commercial buildings. Considered to be the

Elmhurst Draft Response to Consultation on the Scottish EPC Register

09 June 2017

Inside this recent consultation by Scottish Government, there is disappointing news that the statutory lodgement fees for lodging data onto the Scottish Register are proposed to rise by 126%! The proposed fee Increase breakdown: Certificate Type Current Charge Proposed Charge Increase % rise Dwellings £1.15 £2.60 £1.45 126% Non Dwellings £5.35 £12.10 £6.74 126% Elmhurst wishes to express its surprise and concern at this proposed increase and that we will respond appropriately on this matter

Latest News

10 Year Anniversary of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

ESOS Newsletter 2017 Issue 1

Report claims lack of new 'Power Saving' policies will increase Energy Bills and Carbon Emissions

Elmhurst Responds to Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme Consultation

Scottish Lodgement Fee set to Rise

Elmhurst Draft Response to Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme Consultation

Green Deal ‘Soft Launch’

Elmhurst responds to the consultation on the Scottish EPC Register

Elmhurst Energy launches Level 5 Non-Domestic Assessor Accreditation

Elmhurst Draft Response to Consultation on the Scottish EPC Register

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