Wilbourn Associates are the UK's leading practice of Chartered Environmental Surveyors specialising in all areas of environmental risk assessment. Environmental Consultants, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Contaminated Land Consultants, Contaminated Land Surveyors, Developing Land Consultants, Environmental Assessing, Environmental Screening, Environmental Impairement, Brownfield Development Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Chartered Surveyors, Environmental Cleanup Services, Environmental Consultants, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Land Consultants, Environmental Management, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Land Assessment, Land Clean Up Specialists, Land Contamination Surveyors, Land Development Consultants, Land Quality Statements, Land Developing Consultants, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Industrial Land Cleanup Services, Environmental Land Assessors, Environmental Land Remediation Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Contaminted Land Valuing Consultants, Environmental Consultants, Brownfield Development Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Contaminated Land Consultants, Contaminated Land Surveyors, Developing Land Consultants, Environmental Assessing, Environmental Screening, Environmental Impairement, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Chartered Surveyors, Environmental Cleanup Services, Environmental Consultants, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Land Consultants, Environmental Management, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Land Assessment, Land Clean Up Specialists, Land Contamination Surveyors, Land Development Consultants, Land Quality Statements, Land Developing Consultants, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Industrial Land Cleanup Services, Environmental Land Assessors, Environmental Land Remediation Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Contaminted Land Valuing Consultants, Environmental Consultants, Brownfield Development Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Contaminated Land Consultants, Contaminated Land Surveyors, Asbestos Surveys, Asbestos Management Plans, Asbestos Consultancy, Asbestos Consultants, Asbestos Specialists Environmental Assessing, Environmental Screening, Environmental Impairement, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Chartered Surveyors, Environmental Cleanup Services, Environmental Consultants, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Land Consultants, Environmental Management, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Land Assessment, Land Clean Up Specialists, Land Contamination Surveyors, Land Development Consultants, Land Quality Statements, Land Developing Consultants, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Industrial Land Cleanup Services, Environmental Land Assessors, Environmental Land Remediation Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Environmental Contaminted Land Valuing Consultants, Environmental Consultants, Brownfield Development Services, Chartered Environmental Surveyors, Contaminated Land Consultants, Contaminated Land Surveyors, Asbestos Surveys, Asbestos Management Plans, Asbestos Consultancy, Asbestos Consultants, Asbestos Specialists....
Press Release - January 2010
Are you or your clients ignoring energy legislation?
In a recent survey undertaken by the accreditation body Quidos Limited it was found that in the south-west just 22% of properties were complying with commercial energy legislation. This has been echoed by CEA Limited who advise that according to the latest surveys compliance of energy assessments accounts for around only 25% of the whole market with pressure on the government to take action. Quidos published the results of an autumn study into commercial energy efficiency certification across several south-west regions, which they conducted with assistance from local Trading Standards officers. Their report showed that Landlord compliance with Energy legislation for commercial property (currently for sale or let) was still very low, with only 22% of commercial property appearing to carry a valid energy certificate. Quidos have stressed that the figures are at best illustrative and focussed only on the south-west, however they do highlight a lack of industry compliance which is likely to reflect the picture across the UK. It is important that landlords and their professionals realise the certificates provide a valuable asset rating of the energy performance of buildings and that this data can and is being used to improve the energy efficiency, and more importantly increase the value of the property itself. With low cost loans available from the Carbon Trust, energy saving improvements can prove to be capital neutral in the short term and revenue generating in the longer term. Furthermore, the re-cast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive states that penalties will be introduced for non-compliance and governments shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. This means that the government has to pull its socks up and ensure Trading Standards take action to ensure compliance. In response, Trading Standards in the south-west are now monitoring their areas and advising Landlords that there will be on-the-spot fines of up to £5000 if they fail to have their property surveyed. For more information and to arrange for your property to become compliant please call our specialist team on 0114 243 5500 or email epc@environmental-surveyors.com. To ensure quality we employ both level 3 and level 4 assessors in house
appoint us with confidence Copyright © 2007 Wilbourn Associates. All Rights Reserved Worldwide
