Energy Performance Certificate

[Nimrod]

Hi Nimrod what size of property was that for

3 bedroom house 235 sq m living space

[peteroldracer]

Looks like this bit of legislation is another victory for the "howcanwepissofftheguirisotheygohome" faction in the government!

[Chunky Monky]

Looks like this bit of legislation is another victory for the "howcanwepissofftheguirisotheygohome" faction in the government!

One might think paranoia is creeping in ......

[chrissiehope]

When these first came in in UK (sorry !), hubby qualified to do them, but he has never actually undertaken one, as here they are charging around £30, and to do it properly takes several hours - just not worth the hassle .....

[Devils Advocate]

they are charging around £30

The middle man must be coining it then Chrissie.

[Julie]

I paid 35 pound for the last one I had done, 3 bed detached property, took less than an hour. (UK)

[ashtondav]

It took Fossi 10 minutes to do our apartment.

[Mowser]

It took Fossi 10 minutes to do our apartment.

Just back from our 1 bedroom flat. Fossi was there 10 minutes. €120 including IVA.

[Lavanda]

We're getting ours next week but the man was vague as to the cost as he's not done one yet ...

[Devils Advocate]

I'm assuming you'll get a price out of him before he steps foot in the property though.

[Enrique]

Hi Lavanda,
Why are you getting one............selling up

[Lavanda]

Yes. We'll get a price before he steps into the house, DA.

Enrique. What do you think? I rent one of our houses to casual holiday people and, while the Ayuntamiento insist I don't need a certificate, for €200+ I'll stop thinking about whether I need a certificate or not. I like a tidy life.

[Enrique]

Hi Lavanda,
For a moment I thought they might be doing a universal hit and not just for the Renting and selling.

[Lavanda]

We're expecting almost anything to happen almost daily. Politicians don't have any money but they do have the power to get some and that's scary.

[Unicorn]

Anyone know Energy Cert person reasonable price in Estepona? Spanish no problem.

[USINSPAIN]

Anyone got more info on these EPC charges seems to have gone quiet agents hardly ringing me now.

[Bongtrees]

My Spanish agent has stopped demanding that I get one also. His price was ridiculous so refused to get one. However noticed a special offer on groupon.es the other week so might be worth looking for details and keep for the day they find a buyer.

My sister is selling her house in the UK and all the estate agents in that town provide the certificate free of charge and you only pay if you leave them and go to another agent. However, the person who surveyed was a complete nazi and marked her down one band because she has real light bulbs you can see by and a working fireplace .

[Nimrod]

However, the person who surveyed was a complete nazi and marked her down one band because she has real light bulbs you can see by and a working fireplace .

Sounds like the "Nazi" was doing his job properly then.
Fireplace =heat loss
Old style lightbulbs=inefficient.

[Mowser]

Nimrod

Correct. My folks were downgraded in the UK because they didn't have energy efficient bulbs. They alñso have an open gas fire. Likewise - downgraded. That's the rules.

ps - I was charged €125 for my EPC in Spain.

[anyroads]

Spoke to 3 different couples on saturday & all 3 said they had taken there houses off the market in Spain due to the cost of the EPC.

The EPC cost more than the house then !

anyroads