This morning I received a phone call from a very agitated lady. Her home was sold and contracts about to be exchanged, but the EPC she had had done a couple of years ago had the wrong address on it.
EPC needed in Bacup, Rossendale
She needed the EPC to be able complete the property sale. I advised her to contact her original DEA and ask her to re-issue the EPC with the correct address on. Sadly, with the advent of the new legislation last month, the DEA was no longer in business.
The lady lived in Rossendale, and so I told her I would be with her in twenty minutes and she would have her new EPC in the early afternoon. She told me her property was at the end of an unadopted road. This would be the second property in as many days that I had visited that were on unadopted roads. I wonder how many unadopted roads there are in the Rossendale valley?
As I drove what seemed link the best part of a mile down the unadopted road, I wondered what would possess someone to live in such an inaccessible location. I understood once I arrived and stepped out of my car. The view was stunning.
It makes it all worthwhile
The family will miss their remote home, but they will be moving on time. Claire had her EPC before 2pm and has told me that contracts were exchanged successfully.
I hope they’ll be very happy in their new home.
Last night was busy. As Brown Owl I had been asked to provide two brownies for the ceremonial parade for the Queen’s visit to Accrington and I needed to liaise with parents and organisers to ensure the girls would be there with the correct uniform and pennant, and at the right time. As a mum,…
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I was lucky enough to be asked to carry out an energy inspection for an EPC at a property in Haslingden, Rossendale. I arrived promptly, and with a quick look around the outside of the house, I established it was of solid construction with a basement and a room in the roof. I was greeted…
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We all have a secret desire to own that dream house, the house that is not just £50,000 more than our budget allows, but is possibly a few million pounds or much more than we could ever afford. This is what makes it a dream. Do you and your partner agree on what makes a…
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Selling or renting property? If so, you will no doubt already know that you need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Most home-owners however, have no idea what the DEA (domestic energy assessor) will be looking at and how they can help. Energy Performance Certificate To produce the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) the DEA will initially…
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If you are fortunate enough to be living in the North West, and certainly those of us living in Rossendale, Lancashire are, then you will know only too well that this winter has tended to follow the pattern of recent years with lots of rain. Indeed it can make you feel quite appreciative when you…
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The Green Deal The Green Deal is the government’s principal driver behind its claim to be the greenest government ever. The Green Deal aims to revolutionise the way we insulate our homes and improve the energy efficiency of our properties. This is a new approach, designed to impact on the majority of homes. At a…
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Property insulation Insulated the loft? So what next? This can be really difficult for some house holders, especially if you have solid brick or stone walls. Most homes have cavity walls so the answer is simple – insulate the cavity. But if your home has solid walls the answer can be more complex and therefore more…
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Can you remember back to 1997 when Tony Blair became Prime Minister? He had Education, Education, Education as his mantra. As the initial changes to the EPBD regulations begin to impact on us all prior to the full implementation of the Green Deal in October our mantra as householders and consumers should be insulation, insulation,…
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Properties for sale in Rawtenstall Recently a friend told me of their experiences when viewing properties in Rawtenstall. Whilst the vendors were very pleasant and polite, on one occasion the vendor showing them round couldn’t actually answer the questions about heating systems. For most buyers this is a key factor in purchasing a property as…
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