Date published: 2006/06/14
The BBC says:
Every house sold in England and Wales will be given an energy efficiency rating like those found on electrical goods, the government will announce.
The Energy Performance Certificate will be part of the new Home Information Packs being introduced next June.
The reports, prepared by an independent inspector, will give houses an A to G rating, with A being the best.
They will show energy efficiency and the impact of a house on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide.
Homes use about a third of the UK's total energy requirements and scientists say that must be reduced significantly to help avoid climate change.
A good idea in theory but you can pretty much guarantee the government will mess it up in practise. In particular, how good and thorough are these inspectors going to be? If they do the job properly they will be very expensive, and if not the information will be next to worthless.
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