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BER on old house?

  • 02-03-2009 11:31pm
    #1
    CamperMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭


    I am new to all this (BER!!), we are looking at buying a house that was built around 80 years ago, what's the story behind this BER stuff and buying an old house?


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  • #2
    topcatcbr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭topcatcbr


    Can you be a little more specific on what your question is and I will try to answer as best i can.


  • #3
    sinnerboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭sinnerboy


    The vendor must provide you with a cert


  • #4
    CamperMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭CamperMan


    what is the BER cert for??, why does a house need it??, is there some kind of stealth tax on old houses that have a poor BER rating or some kind of penalty?.

    I know the seller has to have a cert if their selling the house, if they havn't got one, what does it for us, would we have to get one, would it delay the completion date on the house?


  • #5
    sinnerboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭sinnerboy


    http://www.sei.ie/Your_Building/BER/

    The BER cert is intended to guide consumers when making a purchase

    It arises from EU law

    It is for the most part , a new provision as of Jan 09 and it's affects on conveyancing have yet to be felt on a large scale basis .


    .


  • #6
    Jimbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭Jimbo


    CamperMan wrote: »
    what is the BER cert for??, why does a house need it??, is there some kind of stealth tax on old houses that have a poor BER rating or some kind of penalty?.

    I know the seller has to have a cert if their selling the house, if they havn't got one, what does it for us, would we have to get one, would it delay the completion date on the house?

    By law, every habitable house has to have one (apart for some few exceptions) if the house is being sold.
    The purchaser can't just waive the requirement.
    The vendor has to provide a BER certificate whether the purchaser wants it or not.

    The cert is there to allow purchasers to compare the energy requirements/ carbon emmissions from different houses.
    Some people believe they will be used to introduce carbon taxes on dwellings in the future.


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  • #7
    topcatcbr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭topcatcbr


    what is the BER cert for?
    It is to provide information which can be used to compare the running costs of home


    why does a house need it? See Above

    is there some kind of stealth tax on old houses that have a poor BER rating or some kind of penalty? Not Yet. There may be in time.


    I know the seller has to have a cert if their selling the house, if they havn't got one, what does it for us, would we have to get one, would it delay the completion date on the house?
    Most likely as Solicitors have got instruction from the law society to ensure a cert is included when exchanging contracts of sale.


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