I have noticed for a while that I have not seen ONE BER certificate value in an auctioneers ad. On a quick search today on the internet, I found that NO auctioneer showed the BER rating of new Dwellings coming onto the market!
A Building Energy Rating (BER) is standard calculation of the energy performance of a building. It is rather like the A to G rating for a household electrical appliance. BER is based on primary energy demand and the BER scale ranges from "A" (most efficient) to "G" (least efficient). Letters sectioned into 3 levels e.g. A1, A2 A3.
Dwellings designed and built to current building regulations are "C1". Buildings I have designed lately have a A3 to B2 cert.
It is law since 1st of January 2007 that new dwellings for sale must have a BER Certificate. At the moment this is done from the drawings. So the dwellings do not have to be built to get a BER cert Value.
From the 1st of January next year, any existing building being offered for sale or rent must have a BER Certificate.There is talk of the government’s new programme requiring a BER of A1 by the year 2013 for all new dwellings.
So start asking (demand) the BER Cert value the next time you view a new dwelling.
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