Elmhurst is delighted to announce that this Sunday the central EPC Registers for England & Wales and Northern Ireland are implementing an ‘Expired Report’ watermark to out of date EPCs, something that Elmhurst has been requesting for a number of years. The welcome change should make it clear to professionals involved in the property business such as conveyancers, estate agents, letting agents, landlords etc that an EPC created over 10 years ago is no longer
An independent report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) on the Clean Growth Strategy issued today, aligns with Elmhurst's view that whilst the ambition is good; what is now needed is the detailed policy. The report analyses the Clean Growth Strategy in different sectors including energy efficiency in buildings. In the report Lord Deben, Chairman of the CCC states: “The Strategy, and related announcements, has set out strong ambitions – including to improve the energy
In the recent cabinet re-shuffle both the department heads that affect energy efficiency in buildings namely Sajid Javid and Greg Clark both remain in place. In an interesting move the Department for Communities Local Government (DCLG) has been renamed as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It should be recognised that housing was always included in the brief of DCLG, but just not recognised in its name. Sajid Javid states on the
Today Elmhurst responded to the Government Consultation on ‘Building a market for energy efficiency’; we stated last week that this is the most important consultation for decades as this is the first time ever that Government are asking industry to contribute with, amongst a wide range of topics, our views on whether there should be a link between Energy Efficiency and stamp duty or council tax. Elmhurst, the UK's largest EPC Accreditation Scheme, thanks its
The Government are currently seeking views on additional measures and incentives that will encourage home-owners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. Over the years we have all hoped that ‘energy efficiency’ would rise up the agenda for the 27 million home owners and occupiers in the UK. However this is the first time ever that Government are asking industry to contribute with, amongst a wide range of topics, our views on whether there should be
Earlier in the week Elmhurst published its draft response to Government who wish to simplify the current Energy and Carbon Reporting procedures. Having received feedback from Members Elmhurst is pleased to have completed their response which will be uploaded before tonight's deadline. Elmhurst Summary of Recommendations: The concept of ESOS is sound but its light touch was open to abuse. Elmhurst proposes that; The scope of ESOS should be made BREXIT friendly and mirror existing
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are consulting on "Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting" in an effort to raise awareness, reduce bills and save carbon for large businesses in the UK. In her Ministerial foreword Claire Perry, Minister of State says that "Energy efficiency is vital to business productivity, security of energy supplies, and supports the transition to a low-carbon economy." Government recognise that currently there are just too many different policies,
As 2017 progressed it appeared that energy efficiency had become a race between the Scottish and UK governments as to who can promise most with regards to energy efficiency. It's an exciting time to work at Elmhurst, and an exciting time to be an energy assessor. The most recent contribution was published by the Scottish Government on 20th December 2017 and titled "Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland". It is both a
It’s that time of year, when we all reflect on what has happened and what may occur next year. Last year I indulged myself with 12 wishes for Christmas. This year I thought I would look back and see what hit the headlines this year in terms of ‘energy efficiency’. The list below is not everything but just some of the many highlights, some good and some bad! Please have a glance below to see
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) today announced a consultation seeking views on amendments to the domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations within the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (from now on referred to as the “minimum standard regulations”). BEIS state that “This proposal is designed to future-proof the regulations and make them as effective as possible, while protecting landlords against excessive cost burdens. With a cost-cap,
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