B
not that it benifits newer houses directly but when it becomes more mainstream and houses are advertising the rate of the unit it will be all the newer units that are A and B and the older units will be C and lower.
to be honest if someone wants to buy house I cant see it ever been a major deciding factor in a purchase
If you've ever lived in a well insulated property, I'd think you'd disagree. I went from a newish timber-frame super-warm (built 2002) to a concrete block house built about 1996. Cost us a fortune to heat - first cold October/November and we went thru a thousand worth of oil. - I'd guess about 3/4K to heat properly for a year.
Re-insulated, put in condensing gas boiler and a pellet stove - last years heating came to €400.
People will eventually start factoring in this cost - i.e. a less well-insulated house costing them €2k or so extra to heat - which is €50k+ off the asking price in terms of mortgage re-payment.
I have two babies and wife/au-pair at home, so heating is on all day, every day from October to April.
I am a prospective FTB and I would take the BER rating into account. If it was a newish house and had a low rating I would be concerned and think it may have been one of these houses that was thrown up in the last ten years. If it was a period house I would expect a low rating and so in this case it wouldn't affect the decision.
Agree totally, im a ftb and have told the EA's im dealing with that i will not be bidding on properties without a BER.
Properties cannot be up for sale now if they dont have a BER certificate so this shouldn't be an issue.
I agree. Its a sham. It will have very little effect on if people buy a property.
If I were buying a house this year I would certainly want to know the BER Rating and if it was a C or D I would be negotiating a significant price reduction (if I really wanted the house) to bring it up to an acceptable standard of efficiency.
I suppose it's akin to buying a car - some people will buy anything and pay the asking price without ever looking under the hood...
taking the second hand market in dublin for instance. There is a large proportion of existing dublin areas where a particular builder or architect designed/built the properties to a very similar spec. The material build will be similar in these estates. the glazing / double glazing issue will be similar. I do not know but would assume that a high % of houses now all have double glazing. Unless for instance the house has been completely drylined or similar then the rating will be all but the same. The onyl difference will be orintation/heating system but even these will be limited in effect on the ratings. I would be supprised if you will have a B1/B2 and a C2/C3 in the same estate, maybe you will but I would be very supprised.
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