Domestic EPC Assessment - Building Energy Experts

Domestic EPC Assessment helps you meet the legal requirement for an Energy Performance Certificate whenever a home is built, sold or let – we deliver EPCs as part of a wider compliance package, or at scale across a portfolio.

No valid EPC means no completion sign-off, no listing, and no letting. The stakes are rising for landlords specifically: under the confirmed MEES 2030 roadmap, private rented homes must reach EPC Band C by 1 October 2030, with non-compliance penalties rising to £30,000 per property. For new builds an EPC sits alongside your SAP calculation; for existing homes going through retrofit, it’s the rating the whole programme is ultimately measured against. Get the underlying data wrong and the certificate itself becomes a liability, not evidence of compliance.

We deliver domestic EPCs at genuine scale – from multi-plot new-build developments, assessed alongside their SAP calculations, through to large, mixed-tenure social housing portfolios – always working from real fittings, fabric and construction data rather than defaulted assumptions. We don’t other stand alone domestic EPC assessments: it’s typically part of a wider package alongside SAP calculations, air tightness testing or a retrofit assessment, or delivered at scale across a portfolio, so the rating stays grounded in measured data rather than a guess. Learn more about domestic EPCs in our FAQ section below.

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Why work with us?

Experience

Our domestic EPC assessments range from multi-plot new-build developments – delivered alongside SAP calculations, as for Woodstock Homes’ nine-home Baily Court development – through to portfolio-scale delivery across large, mixed-tenure social housing programmes. For St Mungo’s 300-unit portfolio, that meant navigating two distinct EPC logics side by side: self-contained flats each requiring their own individual EPC, and HMOs assessed under a single EPC covering multiple bedsits.

Award-winning

Winner, Consultancy – 2025 Bristol Property Awards.

Winner, Supply Chain Partner of the Year – 2025 Unlock Net Zero Awards.

Winner, Retrofit Assessor of the Year – 2023 Retrofit Academy Awards.

Highly Commended, Employer of the Year – 2023 Retrofit Academy Awards

Speed

Project deadlines matter. We manage all data collection, modelling and reporting in-house – keeping your project moving without administrative delays.

We work to a standard two-week turnaround, with the majority of reports and certificates delivered well within that window.

Pricing

Cost depends on the scale and complexity of the project – from a single property to a large-scale portfolio.

Our rate card is reviewed regularly, so we’re confident you won’t find better value elsewhere. If you’ve found a lower quote for comparable work, let us know – we’ll match or beat it.

Support

Navigating the complexity of energy efficiency, decarbonisation and building regulation updates isn’t easy.

We’ve worked hard to explain a range of topics related to domestic EPCs in plain English to help non-experts get the information they need.

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We’ve been very impressed with Building Energy Experts on all of our developments. We have found them to be very responsive to our queries and always happy to accommodate any further requests. We recently had an instance of an Energy Consultant going AWOL and urgently required a replacement Energy Consultant. BEE were able to quickly provide a quotation and were appointed within the same day of our initial enquiry.

Their information is always clearly represented, whether that’s in their Sustainability & Energy Statements submitted for Planning or SAP Input Summaries supporting their Design SAPs. I would without doubt, consider BEE, to be one of our preferred Energy Consultants.
Ryan Walker, Technical Manager at Woodstock Homes – Part L, F & O compliance services

Thoughtful, fast-growing force in sustainable consultancy harnessing analytical theory to deliver multiple projects. Rightly gaining national recognition.
Judges, Bristol Property Awards 2025

We have worked with BEE on a DESNZ-funded (WHSHF) upgrade of our housing stock, which includes a large number of listed properties and flats in conservation areas within historic areas of London and Bristol. They have consistently been helpful and knowledgeable critical friend throughout our project, assisting us and our framework contractor to negotiate the challenges of heritage assessment, planning consents and PAS2035 requirements. We would happily endorse them.
— Stephen Edwards, Head of Reinvestment and Sustainability, St Mungo’s

The Diocese of Bath and Wells engaged BEE to support the development of its Net Zero strategy for clergy housing. BEE has provided valuable expertise and guidance alongside delivering medium-term, low-carbon plans for each dwelling, aligned with PAS 2035 and established heritage best practices. They demonstrated strong technical knowledge throughout and presented their findings in a clear, accessible format that is usable both by technical experts and non-specialists. In addition, they are a friendly and approachable team, making collaboration straightforward and constructive. This work presents particular challenges for older, listed vicarages, where BEE has shown a strong capability to develop sensitive and carefully considered proposals that respect the historic fabric while enabling sustainable improvements.
— Owain Wynne, Diocesan Surveyor / Property Manager, Diocese of Bath & Wells

Understanding Domestic EPCs: Your Questions Answered

What is a Domestic EPC?

A Domestic Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates a residential property’s energy efficiency from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), and highlights the areas most worth improving. It’s distinct from a Commercial EPC, which uses different methodology for non-domestic buildings – we deliver both, so we’ll advise which applies to your property if you’re unsure.

Why is an EPC required, and when do I need one?

An EPC is a legal requirement whenever a residential property is built, sold or let. Buyers and tenants are legally entitled to see it before committing, and for new builds, Building Control won’t sign off completion without one.

How does MEES affect my rental property’s EPC?

If you let a residential property, it currently needs to meet EPC E as a minimum. Under the confirmed MEES 2030 roadmap, that rises to EPC C by 1 October 2030 for all tenancies, with the cost cap landlords must spend pursuing compliance rising to £10,000 per property before a High Cost Exemption applies. From October 2026, EPCs are also moving to a four-metric system with a fabric-first rule, so insulation and glazing performance will need to clear a minimum bar before other measures count toward compliance.

Do you offer standalone domestic EPC assessments?

No – we don’t provide domestic EPCs as a one-off, isolated service. We deliver them as part of a wider package, such as alongside SAP calculations on a new build (as with Woodstock Homes’ Baily Court development) or air tightness testing, or for clients managing multiple properties, such as a housing association portfolio. This keeps the EPC grounded in real, measured data rather than assumptions made in isolation.

Can you deliver domestic EPCs at scale across a large portfolio?

Yes – on St Mungo’s 300-unit social housing portfolio, we’re delivering EPCs across a genuinely mixed-tenure stock: self-contained flats, each needing an individual EPC, alongside HMOs assessed under a single EPC covering multiple bedsits. Running both assessment logics accurately, side by side, is exactly the kind of scale we’re set up for.

What does your EPC service actually involve?

Our assessors carry out a full on-site energy evaluation – fabric, heating system, glazing, insulation and more – and produce the certificate alongside clear, prioritised advice on the improvements that would move the rating up a band. We keep assumed data to the bare minimum, working from what’s actually installed rather than defaulted figures.

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