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Surveys, energy certificates and heating: the money side of buying, running and improving a home in the UK.

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A woman around sixty closes a white sash window above a radiator in a bright Edwardian living room. 03 / Home What the letter on an Energy Performance Certificate tells you, and when you need one An EPC grades a home from A to G on estimated running costs, not on how warm it feels. How the score is worked out, how long a certificate lasts, when one is required and what the landlord rules are. 02.11.2026 · 6 min read

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03 / Home A surveyor with a clipboard looks at the brickwork of a Victorian terraced house while a couple watch from the path. Which home survey a purchase needs, from Level 1 to Level 3 The lender’s valuation is not a survey. What the three RICS Home Survey levels cover, how the condition ratings work and which type of house tends to suit which level. 03 / Home A heating engineer points at the pipework under a white wall-mounted boiler while a woman in her sixties listens. What to weigh up when the old boiler needs replacing A like-for-like gas boiler, or a heat pump with a grant towards it. The installer rules, the 92% efficiency minimum in England and how the Boiler Upgrade Scheme works now that it no longer needs an EPC.

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