Need an EPC in Manchester for your home? We're independent energy assessors, fully qualified and accredited to provide compliant EPCs for both sales and rentals. Give us a call on 01925 699 321 or use the button below to book your EPC online.

Need a bit of background on EPCs? We've covered the basics of them in another article. Take a look at our EPC in Manchester section to get the info you need.

When Do You Need An EPC In Manchester?

In Manchester, an EPC is required for almost every home sale, with very few exemptions. You'll need to have it ready within 7 days of listing the property.

The most common exemptions are, places of worship, buildings due to be demolished and temporary structures. You can find a full list of the exemptions on the government website.

Rightmove and similar platforms strictly enforce this regulation. If you don’t have an EPC within 7 days, they will remove your listing.

If you sell a home without marketing it, for example, to a family member or friend, your solicitor cannot process the sale without an EPC. It makes up part of the Memorandum of Sale.

The rules are tight and difficult to dodge when you are selling a house.

EPCs are also used if you are upgrading your home. All of the grant schemes for upgrading the efficiency of your home revolve around the EPC. You usually need one before any works starts, to apply for the grant. If you are applying through the green deal, you need one once work is complete to calculate your payments.

EPC Rules for Selling or Renting Your Manchester Home

It is the sellers responsibility to provide an EPC for their property. One must be made available to potential buyers within seven days of the property being marketed.

If your EPC is still valid (within 10 years), there's no legal requirement to renew it, even if your home has been upgraded. However, renewing it to reflect improvements can boost your property’s value and attract more serious buyers.

You can check if you have an in date EPC through the government's register.

How to Get a Compliant EPC in Manchester

It is important that you get an EPC through a qualified and accredited energy assessor, like us.

The qualification makes sure that your Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) has completed all the training required to accurately calculated your EPC score.

Only an assessor associated with an accreditation body can lodge EPCs on to the central EPC register. The accreditation body make sure all their members have the correct qualifications, have completed additional annual training, comply with codes of practice and do not have a criminal record.

The average cost of an EPC ranges between £50 and £100. On the lower end of this scale, you find assessors completing many EPCs per day squeezing as many assessments in as possible. These are usually cheap, but not very accurate. On the higher end you find estate agents and nationwide EPC panels taking a cut from each assessment.

Our Domestic EPC service in Manchester starts from £69. We find this enables us to spend a little longer with each client and produce an accurate EPC for that property whilst still providing excellent value for money.

Once you've booked your EPC, we'll turn up at the agreed time, complete the brief survey of your home and have the certificate to you within a couple of hours.

Booking your EPC takes just a few minutes, and we'll have your certificate ready within hours of completing the survey. Most of our clients in Manchester receive their EPC the same day.

Can You Fail An EPC?

If you are selling a home, there is no fail score on the EPC. Minimum standards are enforced if you are renting a home out, but not for selling.

Bear the following points in mind though.

As previously mentioned, a home with a better EPC score is likely to attract a higher sale price. Not only because of the higher energy efficiency, but a high EPC score is likely to indicate that a home has been well maintained and had various upgrades over the years.

Lenders have noticed this too. Some lenders are now setting minimum EPC standards for properties they will finance. While this is not legally required for selling, many lenders have started asking for a minimum 'E' or 'D' band. If your home has a lower rating, you may limit your pool of buyers, as they could struggle to secure a mortgage.