Any house on the market with 3 or more bedrooms in England or Wales is now required by law to have a home information pack. Your property is independantly rated on it's efficiency and a poor rating could make your home harder to sell.

People are prepared to pay more for an energy efficient home – some have even said up to £15,000 more – and seven out of ten don’t want a property which is highly energy inefficient. Now that your home’s energy performance is shown to buyers by its ‘Energy Performance Certificate’, your house has a chance to shine when it comes to sale time. With domestic fuel costs on a sharp upward curve, energy efficiency is becoming more valuable every day.

• Over 80 per cent of people say the running costs of the home are becoming increasingly important.
• 89 per cent of people agree feeling cosy and warm is part of a nice home.
• 68 per cent of people don’t want a highly energy inefficient F or G-rated home.

• 54 per cent would pay more for an energy efficient home.
• 54 per cent think ‘green’ will be more important in the future than ‘fashion’ where homes are concerned.
• 66 per cent people believe that in light of the current economic climate, homebuyers are more likely to consider the EPC to get a property with lower running costs.