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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ews.net,
"Doctor Drivel" writes:
AS I said, it should be looked at again. The report must be
comprehensive,
covering all the item. For example, they could highlight the boiler ~20
years old and inefficient. or that the boiler ~4 years old and an
efficient
condenser. Simple things that do matter. If I buy the house with the
old
boiler I may want to drop the price to compensate for bringing the system
up
to date.

Same with loft insulation. Yes you can have 50mm in then loft and say it
is
insulated. Very different to 300mm of insulation.


These items are still in the HIP as part of the SAP survey.

These are points which are nearly always overlooked which matter a year
or
two down the line. The last thing you want is one year on a bill of £4K.


You are making a mistake in thinking that house buyers even
remotely care about energy efficiency.


You might be surprised. Try and sell a house without double glazing.