Green rating waste of energy
Adam Dadeby did everything right when he improved his home to save on energy consumption. Since moving into his three-bedroom Victorian terrace in Stoke Newington 10 years ago, he has spent thousands of pounds "retro-greening" it.
He replaced the draughty sash windows with double-glazing, put 10in of insulation in his roof, insulated the floors, replaced his tungsten and halogen light bulbs with energy-efficient ones, fitted thermostatic valves on his radiators and spent £3,500 installing six square metres of solar hot water panels on his roof.
The measures have paid off: his gas bill has halved from £30 a month to £15 and his electricity bill has shrunk from £45 a month to £21.
So when he paid £350 for an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) as part of a Home Information Pack, with a view to putting his house on the market, he was disappointed to receive a lowly E rating for energy consumption.
Under government legislation, all houses and flats for sale must have an EPC, which ranks houses on a scale of A to G, with the most efficient receiving an A rating.
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