Benefits of EPC Certificate London in 2020

What are commercial MEES?

How London Property Inspections can help your business meet the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES). MEES stands for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and was purchased by the government to help improve the energy efficiency of privately rented commercial and domestic properties. MEES specifically focuses on older properties, as newer properties, if built in accordance with building regulations, should automatically achieve the required level of energy efficiency. Try London Property Inspections for EPC Certificate London.

How does the MEES trade exemption registration work?

MEES states that if a commercial building has an EPC rating from F to G, it cannot be rented unless the owner registers the property with the PRS National Exemption Registry. The problem is that the criteria for entering the exemption registry are very strict, and once in the property, the property is only there 5 years before you have to reapply in the exemption registry.

You can read more about the 7 different types of exceptions here.

How can London Property Inspections help you comply with commercial MEES?

At London Property Inspections we can help you obtain exemption registration, but in our experience there is a much simpler way. One that allows you to rent your home for 10 years without the hassle of gathering the evidence required to appear on the exemption record.

It all has to do with the commercial EPC and the level of detail that can be entered into the commercial EPC software. If an advisor cannot enter the specific details of the business property in the EPC software, they must enter the "default" values. The problem with the default values ​​is that they are significantly worse in terms of the final EPC score than entering the specific values.

As a result, an inexperienced EPC inspector will quickly conduct the location survey and will not record information that will significantly improve the EPC rating, so the final EPC certificate is typically within the range of F to G. At London Property Inspections, our consultants know the exact details that can take this EPC from an unprofitable F or G rating to a profitable E rating so they don't have to go the exemption route. 

The extra details are usually related to lighting, heating systems, and HVAC systems, but all of our consultants know exactly what to look for. Even if, after completing the survey and the building is not entirely "profitable" category, we work closely with the owner to find the cheapest way to reach the required level. 99 out of 100 times, these upgrades are even cheaper (and faster!) Than via the waiver route.

That is why our customer base grows daily. London Property Inspections has conducted thousands of commercial PAEs in the past 8 years and has worked with a wide variety of companies to help them achieve the EPC certificates required to rent their properties with minimal effort. If you need commercial EPCs and want to avoid the expensive and slow exemption route, give us a call!

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