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How to improve your home’s EPC rating

In the previous part we talked about what important pieces of information we can learn from a property’s EPC certificate. If you have read all 3 previous parts of this article series, by now you are aware that a building’s EPC rating does not necessarily depend on the age of the building or when it was last refurbished.

How can you turn your house into a healthy, economical, energy efficient home, or how can you make nearly double the profit when selling your property?

As we said in the previous part, a property’s market value can be increased by approx. 15-20% by refurbishing it (regardless of its EPC improvement). Taken into account the invested amount (the cost of the refurbishment) one will realise a profit of 6-8%; in some cases this may be as high as 10%.

Below you can see some of the added benefits of economical refurbishment:

• Healthy building, (mould-free environment – can mean 10 extra years)
• Economical operation of the building, you can save up to 50% on utility bills
• Better EPC rating means another 8-15% increase in the market value – this can almost be converted into profit completely (total profit after economical refurbishment: 16-18%)
• Reduced carbon footprint (less energy required) – environmentally friendly building
• Increased comfort level
• The property will be on higher demand, will sell quicker, easier
• A well-planned scheduled refurbishment means saving time and money – a highly profitable investment that creates additional value

The increase in the EPC rating can be predicted when the refurbishment process is planned thoroughly, consciously.

The main steps are:

• On-site inspection, diagnostics
• Energetic calculations, project preparation, implementation schedule
• Strict supervision in implementation, daily documented progress
• Quality checked materials and technologies
• Attention to deadlines
• Accountability upon and after completion – even for the structure
• Ordering new EPC certificate from independent firm
• Repeated survey (if required), even for control purposes

As always, do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or just feel like sharing your thoughts.

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