Essex EPC & HIP provider, for all EPCs and HIPs in the Colchester area

Some estate agents will tempt you with FREE HIPs, others no upfront charges. But you can
be sure you will pay for it one way or another, either hidden in the selling fee or buried deep in
the terms and conditions. Most agents make you pay for the HIP if you take your home off the
market or move to another agent. Ask what they would charge you for the pack in this situation.

And ask who will be visiting your property to carry out the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
assessment – you’d probably like to know, but most agents won’t be able to tell you.

If you get the pack yourself, you can sell through any estate agent, go multi-agency or use a
website. And if you change your mind or want to switch agents you’ll face no extra costs.

As a local qualified and accredited Domestic Energy Assessor, I can arrange the whole Home Information Pack (HIP) for your property – promptly, professionally and at a very competitive rate.
Or I can produce the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for you if you assemble your own pack.

The Home Information Pack and Energy Performance Certificate requirements are still new and
there are a lot of misunderstandings about them. But I’ll be happy to help if you have any questions. So for more information, to arrange your HIP or to book an Energy Assessment, just call now or email

assess@bestreport.co.uk

Stuart Shircore

EES/001207

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES

FOR HIPs, RENTALS, AND NEW-BUILD.

From 1 Oct '08 an EPC is needed for all new rental agreements.

LANDLORD ? - Click here or call now for more information

Our accredited and fully insured Domestic Energy Assessor is available to produce the
Energy Performance Certificate ( EPC ) either for inclusion in the Home Information Pack or to fulfil the landlord's obligation for new tenancy agreements. We can also arrange the complete HIP for you at a very competitive price.

Our service will always be polite, prompt, professional, efficient and reliable. Turnaround times
are guaranteed and should there ever be any queries they will be handled courteously and with
full attention. You definitely won't have to wait on the line until someone at a call centre deigns to
speak to you, and you will know exactly who is visiting the property. This is not often the case when
the HIP is sourced through the larger, national suppliers as the vast majority of them have not even
interviewed their assessors. And we keep our appointments. No waiting around all day wondering
if or when someone is going to turn up.

We operate across a wide area of north Essex and south Suffolk, from Ipswich to Chelmsford,
Clacton to Haverhill, including all the villages and towns within 25 miles of Colchester.

If you are a local Landlord, Estate Agent, Solicitor, Homeowner, Search or Pack Provider and think our
service could become part of your HIP arrangement (or if you have any questions) please contact us
by phone or email.

To see a sample Energy Performance Certificate click on one of the images

The Energy Saving Trust has a very comprehensive site with links to almost everything
you might want to know about EPCs, information about grants available for loft and
wall insulation, energy saving bulbs and other ways of reducing both your energy costs
and carbon footprint

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/

as does

http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/

More general information about Energy Performance Certificates and HIPs is available at the government websites

http://www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk/home.aspx

and

http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/theenvironment/energyperformance/

Not in our area? For links to independent Home Information Pack providers in other parts of the country please click here