Today, Nick discusses the upcoming launch of RD SAP 10, a significant update to the UK's Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (RDSAP) for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). Set to launch on June 15th, RD SAP 10 introduces approximately 30 changes aimed at improving the accuracy and relevance of EPCs for existing homes. Nick highlights key updates, including the inclusion of new technologies like battery storage and small-scale hydro, enhanced data collection methods, and more detailed assessments of windows and roof rooms.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The RD SAP 10, launching on June 15, is a significant update to the UK's Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (RDSAP) for measuring Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for existing homes, aimed at improving accuracy and relevance.

• The new method requires more detailed measurements, including the precise counting of windows and the assessment of roof rooms, which will lead to more accurate EPC ratings.

• RD SAP 10 will allow for the inclusion of various energy technologies such as battery storage, photovoltaic diverters, and small-scale hydro, reflecting their growing presence in UK homes and improving the assessment of energy efficiency.

• The updated EPCs will provide clearer and more tailored recommendations for energy improvements, including a push for heat pumps in well-insulated properties, aligning with the UK's low carbon heating solutions.

• Assessors will face increased workloads due to the new requirements, which may lead to higher costs for landlords as assessors charge more for their services. This change is expected to affect the availability of assessors in the market.

BEST MOMENTS

"RDSAP 10 is coming in. This is the most significant update to the UK's reduced data standard assessment procedure in over a decade."

"Now it'll allow you to put in the type of battery storage, PV diverters, and small scale hydro, providing a more accurate picture of properties' energy efficiency."

"The problem I have with that, air source heat pumps, they're not as efficient as ground source heat pumps."

"There's going to be an increase in the cost of the EPC assessment. Assessors are going to have to charge you more because they're spending more time doing it."

"I appreciate that some people don't believe in climate change, but I think there's definitely something happening."

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HOST BIO

Nick is an award winning property investor, voted Fastest Newcomer 2022 by Premier Property, and is an accredited Retrofit EPC Assessor. He sources and renovates properties for himself as well as other investors. While doing this he has developed his own systems for efficient investment, such as developing his own methods to save time when viewing properties and estimating market values and potential returns, costing out renovations.

He spends three months of the year abroad and while there continues his business with use of modern technology and his proven systems.

Location freedom has always been his "Why" for being a Property Investment and has now reached his ideal of the colder months spent in Thailand and the rest of the time in the UK, all while continuing to run his business