SupraAyf
19-09-07, 21:58
I just couldn't believe what I was hearing when a young lass came to our house yesterday in order to conduct the environmental home assessment part of the HIP.
Well ,we got talking and I asked her what energy rating our house was likely to receive after her survey. She first explained that all houses received a grade from A to G and then said that we would get a C or D ('A' being the best). Bear in mind that our house is only 20-months old.
FFS, I was expecting an A or B after all the money that has been spent on it but she then explained that any new home would only receive a C or D grade as they don't build them these days to a standard that would command an A or B - Apparently its all to do with new houses being too warm in the summer if they were to be built to an A or B grade efficiency level.
This will certainly have a role-on affect on things if our taxes ever become HIP related, as very few people will ever get a good reduction for being environmentally friendly. Can anyone verify that what she said is true or is it bluff?
..............and all that for £354 incl VAT.:(
Oh yes, the last point stated was that A-grades were impossible to attain while it was very rare to award a B.
Well ,we got talking and I asked her what energy rating our house was likely to receive after her survey. She first explained that all houses received a grade from A to G and then said that we would get a C or D ('A' being the best). Bear in mind that our house is only 20-months old.
FFS, I was expecting an A or B after all the money that has been spent on it but she then explained that any new home would only receive a C or D grade as they don't build them these days to a standard that would command an A or B - Apparently its all to do with new houses being too warm in the summer if they were to be built to an A or B grade efficiency level.
This will certainly have a role-on affect on things if our taxes ever become HIP related, as very few people will ever get a good reduction for being environmentally friendly. Can anyone verify that what she said is true or is it bluff?
..............and all that for £354 incl VAT.:(
Oh yes, the last point stated was that A-grades were impossible to attain while it was very rare to award a B.