Information

  • Address

  • Date of visit

  • Visit carried out by

  • Property Type

Additional property information

  • Location
  • Floor area (in m2)

  • Current RdSAP

  • Potential RdSAP

  • Date of EPC certificate

  • CO2 Current

  • CO2 Potential

  • Retrofit survey

Part 1

Part 1 Homes must be in a good state of repair

  • 1(a) Homes must be structurally stable and free from disrepair

  • 1(b) Homes must be free from damp

Part 2. Homes must be safe and secure

  • "2(a) External doors and windows must provide a reasonable level of physical security (Primary). (Secure by Design)"

  • 2(b) Staircases & balustrades must be safe

  • "2 (c) Homes must have an adequate fire detection and alarm system installed <br>and maintained to the appropriate British Standard (Interlinked smoke & / or heat detectors)"

  • "2(d) Homes must have appropriate means of escape in case of fire from the <br>building to a place of safety outside the building, in accordance with <br>building regulation requirements "

  • "2(e) Gas, oil-fired or solid fuel burning combustion appliances and installations must be annually certified as safe by an appropriately qualified person"

  • "2(f) A carbon monoxide detector must be fitted in each room containing a fixed gas appliance, an oil-fired combustion appliance, a solid fuel burning combustion appliance or an associated flue"

  • "2(g) Homes must have an electrical safety inspection undertaken by a qualified person at intervals of 5 years or less (Installation condition report or EICR)"

  • "2(h) All electrical equipment supplied by landlords in homes must be safe, comply with the current safety requirements for domestic electrical products and be tested annually (PAT testing)"

  • 2 (i)Common parts of flats and other multi-occupied residential buildings must have adequate means of warning and escape from fire in accordance with building regulations requirements.

  • "2(j) All buildings containing more than one dwelling (regardless of whether <br>they also contain common parts) must have a current and up-to-date fire <br>risk assessment."

"Part 3. Homes must be affordable to heat and have minimal environmental impact"

  • "3(a) Heating systems must be reasonably economical to run and capable of heating the whole of the home to a comfortable level in normal weather conditions (minimum of SAP 92- EPC A) "

  • "3(b) In the interim, all homes must meet a minimum standard of SAP 75 – EPC C."

  • 3 (c) Carbon emissions from homes must be minimised (minimum of EIR 92).

  • "3(d) Landlords must carry out a Whole Stock Assessment and produce Target Energy Pathways for their homes."

  • "3 (e) Homes, and in particular kitchens and bathrooms, must have an adequate amount of ventilation"

  • "3 (f) Landlords must make arrangements for a smart meter to be installed in each home."

  • "3 (g) Measures to improve water efficiency and alleviating water poverty must be installed when replacing fittings and fixed appliances."

  • 3 (h) Water butts to be installed when appropriate.

Part 4

"Part 4. Homes must have an up-to-date kitchen and utility area environmental impact"

  • 4(a) Kitchens must be in good condition.

  • 4(b) Kitchens must have adequate space for kitchen appliances

  • 4(c) Kitchens must be well organised and contain sufficient work surfaces

  • 4(d) Homes must have sufficient general storage

  • 4(e) Homes must have adequate space for local recycling requirements

  • 4(f) Kitchens must have sufficient conveniently located power sockets (6 twin power sockets)

  • 4(g) Kitchens and utility areas must have suitable flooring

  • "4(h) Homes must have adequate facilities for washing, drying and airing clothes"

Part 5. Homes must have an up-to-date bathroom

  • 5(a) Bathrooms and WC facilities must be in good condition

  • 5(b) Bathrooms and WC facilities should have suitable flooring

  • "5(c) Bathrooms must have a shower and a bath (or shower and sufficient space for the provision of a bath) "

Part 6. Home must be comfortable and promotes wellbeing

  • 6(a) Homes should have sufficient space for everyday living

  • "6(b) At change of tenancy all habitable rooms (bedrooms and living rooms), staircases and landings located within the home should have suitable floor coverings"

  • 6(c) Exposure to noise should be minimised

  • "6(d) As far as possible, homes should suit the specific requirements of the <br>household"

  • "6(e) Disabled and older people's housing requirements must be planned for <br>and met in accordance with the duty for reasonable adjustments"

  • 6(f) Homes should be clearly identifiable and have definable boundaries

Part 7. Homes must have a suitable garden

  • "7(a) There should be an external level space no smaller than 10m2 directly accessible from the home"

  • 7(b) There should be paved access from the home to any garden gate

  • "7(c) There should be paved access from the home to the drying line if one is present"

  • 7(d) Outdoor space must be easy to maintain, and safe

Part 8. Homes must have an attractive outside space

  • 8(a) External storage for cycles and equipment must be made available

  • "8(b) There should be adequate, practical, maintainable and safe community <br>space(s) "

  • "8(c) Biodiversity opportunities should be introduced by landlords who own <br>or manage verges, parks, grounds and open green spaces by changing <br>their management of these areas to make them more wildlife friendly "

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