Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Lawson of Blaby (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 5 June 2008.
Housing: Energy Performance Certificates
- Question
- My Lords, what is the total cost to private citizenry, buyers and sellers, of this absurd nanny-state intervention? Does the Minister not appreciate that in the present and prospective state of the housing market it is not particularly clever to impose this additional cost on the buying and selling of homes?
- Answer
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My Lords, the cost of climate change is higher by any standards in comparison with what the noble Lord has said. We estimate that the cost of an energy performance certificate, which of course is market-driven, will be between £40 and £100. I do not think that that is a high cost when the savings that can be achieved are estimated to be about £300 a year. The certificate will pay for itself.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 702 c259-60
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Landlords Rented housing Energy performance certificates
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