Lincoln Cathedral above the rooftops of the city's terraced streets

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EPCs in Lincoln.

Lincoln and the county around it, assessed by people who live here and already record the rest of the property. Coverage, turnaround, and what the local housing stock usually scores.

Coverage: 45 min
Lodged: 24 hrs
Planned price: £69
Travel: Included

EXH 000 · Lincoln · uphill from Sincil Bank

Local, Properly

Where we go, and how fast.

No call centre, no subcontracting. The person who books it is the person who turns up.

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Lincoln itself

Uphill and downhill, the West End, Monks Road, Sincil Bank, Birchwood, Ermine, North Hykeham, Skellingthorpe, Waddington and the villages along the cliff.

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The county

Newark, Grantham, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Horncastle and everything between. Anywhere within about forty-five minutes of Lincoln at no extra charge.

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Turnaround

Booked within the week, usually sooner. Around forty minutes on site for an average house. Lodged on the national register and emailed to you within 24 hours.

The Rating · Illustrative

A Lincoln terrace, honestly.

An illustrative solid-walled Victorian terrace of the kind that lines the West End and Sincil Bank. The cheap measures lift it a band. The wall is what stands between it and a C.

Illustrative · Lincoln Victorian terrace · Current rating E · Potential rating D

Potential

Current

Loft insulation topped up to 270mm

Room thermostat and TRVs

Low-energy lighting throughout

What Lincoln houses usually score

The rating follows the construction, and Lincoln's construction follows its history. Knowing which kind of house you have tells you most of what the certificate will say before anyone visits.

Victorian and Edwardian terraces, West End, Monks Road, Sincil Bank, Newport: solid brick walls, usually D or E. The cheap measures lift most to the top of a D; a C needs the wall insulated
1930s semis, Boultham, Bracebridge, St Giles: cavity walls, often unfilled. A C is readily reached with the cavity filled and a modern boiler
Post-war estates, Ermine, Birchwood, Hartsholme: cavity-walled and frequently insulated already. C is common; controls and lighting finish the job
New-build, the last twenty years: B is typical and the certificate from the developer is usually still valid
The villages off the gas grid, oil or LPG heated: E and F are common because of the fuel cost weighting, regardless of how well the house is built

Landlords, HMOs and the council

Lincoln's student houses around the university and Bishop Grosseteste are licensed HMOs, and an EPC of E or better is a condition of letting them like any other rental. City of Lincoln Council enforces the minimum energy efficiency standard alongside HMO licensing, and a licence inspection is one of the moments the certificate is asked for. The landlords page has the rules and the exemptions in full.

The visit

Forty minutes for an average house, longer for a large or unusual one. The assessor needs to see every room and, if there is a hatch, the loft. For a let property the tenant needs 24 hours' written notice, which we will handle if you ask us to, in the same way we do for inspections.

What we need access to

Every room, including cupboards that hold the boiler, cylinder or consumer unit
The loft hatch, to measure insulation depth and see the roof construction
The boiler and its data plate, the hot water cylinder, the heating controls
The electricity and gas meters, or the oil tank
Any paperwork for works that cannot be seen: cavity insulation, boiler installation, underfloor insulation

One company, one visit

The reason to have the EPC done by the company that already records the property is the diary. A landlord booking a check-in inventory for a new tenancy can have the EPC assessed at the same visit, before the tenant moves in, with one set of keys and one appointment. An agent running a round of mid-term inspections can add the expiring certificates to the list. That is the plan for launch, and the reason this arm is being built at all.

Not yet live. Nothing is assessed or lodged until it is.

An EPC can only be produced and lodged by an accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. We are building that arm and will not take a booking until the accreditation is on record. Register interest and you get one message on launch day and nothing else. If you need a certificate before then, any accredited assessor can lodge one; the inspection reports and check-ins and check-outs we already do are available today.

?Lincoln · Questions

Asked & answered.

If it is within about forty-five minutes of Lincoln, yes, at the same price with no travel charge. That takes in Newark, Grantham, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Market Rasen and Horncastle and the villages between. Further out, ask; the answer is usually yes with a day's notice.

Within the week, usually sooner. A same-week slot is normal outside the busiest weeks of the letting year.

No. Travel within the coverage area is included in the fixed price.

That is the intention from launch. One appointment, one set of keys, the certificate lodged and the inventory written from the same visit. Ask when you book and we will put them in the same slot.

Not yet, and until we are, nothing is assessed, lodged or charged. This page exists so Lincoln landlords and sellers can register interest and get one message on the day the accreditation is on record. If you need a certificate now, any accredited Domestic Energy Assessor can lodge one.

Read Before You Register

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How to check the EPC register, and how to find an assessor

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How much is an EPC, and why the cheapest quote often is not

What an EPC costs across the UK and in Lincolnshire, the four things that move the price, what should always be included, and how the cheap headline figures work.

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How long does an EPC last, and when do you need a new one?

Ten years from the date it is lodged. The exceptions, how to check yours for free, and the three situations where a valid certificate still is not enough.

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Register interest.

Tell us the property and where it is. One message when EPCs go live in Lincoln.

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