EPC Certificates

LeeUK · 30 Mar 2016 at 23:25

What is the average price EA's charge for these when selling a property?

I've found folk who can do them for £40-£50 so I don't want to be paying an EA £££ on top of their commission fee.

LeeUK · 31 Mar 2016 at 01:27

xrs said:
Which part of the country do you live? I was able to get the council to issue me with a free EPC. This was in Portsmouth so I'm not sure if it is possible elsewhere.

North East.

LeeUK · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:50

It's not actually for me, it's for an older relative who is selling up and down sizing. They bought the property just before EPC's were compulsory and have already checked that there isn't one on it.

I just hate slimy crooked estate agents and anything to save the relative some money is all good.

A work colleague recently sold his property and the EA didn't even give him a breakdown of the costs, which included an EPC.

LeeUK · 1 Apr 2016 at 14:45

a1ex2001 said:
That is your work colleagues fault surely?

Yes, if it was me I would have asked for a breakdown. On the other hand, why should you have to ask an EA that has been family run for nearly 100 years, they should be professional enough without asking/demanding.

Estate agents are under a lot of pressure from the cheap online mob so it shouldn't be difficult to get them to throw in extras like an EPC for free. Play them off one against another and you'll be surprised how quickly they compromise especially if your house is an easy sell in a good area.

Online EAs might be a growing thing but not around here. Only one property in my town is listed with an online EA today out of the 150+ listed on Rightmove.

slick rick said:
The estate agents selling my parents house arranged for someone to come and do the EPC and floor plan at no cost a couple of weeks ago FWIW.

Yes most of the local EAs will do an EPC in house with their own surveyors. But how do you really know if it is thrown in for free when they are issuing invoices with no cost breakdown (see above)!