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Home Inspection Professionals
Domestic Energy Assessor Inspections
Terms of Appointment
In the absence of express agreement to the contrary, the terms under which Home Inspection Professionals (“The DEA Inspector”) will undertake the inspection are set out in the “Conditions Of Engagement” stipulated below:
Conditions of Engagement
1. The home inspector shall advise the Client either directly in writing, or through the Estate Agent/Pack Provider as to the performance rated in terms of the property’s energy efficiency and environmental impact rating based on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for the production of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
2. The purpose for which the EPC is required shall be agreed between the Client and the Home Inspector conducting the Domestic Energy Assessment.
3. Subject to, and as hereinafter provided, the home inspector shall carry out such inspections and investigations as are, in the home inspectors’ professional judgement, appropriate and reasonably possible in the particular circumstances.
4. The home inspector shall have regard for the existing state of repair and condition of the property, due to health and safety issues and risk assessment relevant to the EPC of the property (see below) for example potentially unsafe environment due to limited roof space or the presence of asbestos, but shall be under no duty to inspect those parts of the property which are covered, unexposed or inaccessible; furthermore the domestic energy assessor does not undertake the duty of testing electrical, heating systems, controls or other services.
5. The DEA home inspector shall unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing rely upon information provided by the occupier, client or, client’s legal/professional advisers relating to tenure, tenancies, modifications, extensions, and any constraints that may affect the potential for improving the energy performance of the property and other relevant matters.
6. In making the assessment of the property the following assumptions will be considered, which the DEA (Domestic Energy Assessor) inspector shall be under no duty to verify, an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) is a legally required document in certain circumstances, and that its form and content is prescribed, and has to be accompanied by cost-effective recommendations.
· The condition ratings of a home
· The energy efficiency rating of a home
· The environmental impact of the home on the environment
· The typical fuel costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the home.
· The summary of the property’s energy performance related features with suggested measures to improve the property’s energy rating.
7. The client shall pay to “Home Inspection Professionals” the fee agreed in full on account net 7 days from our invoice date. Please refer to the current fee structure listing attached to these conditions. In addition, the client will reimburse “Home Inspection Professionals” the cost of reasonable out of pocket expenses which may be incurred and pay the amount of any VAT due on fees or expenses. Please note a fixed call-out fee will be levied under the events described in clause 8 below.
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8. In the event that the home inspection could not be completed due to one, or a combination of the following reasons then a fixed charge of £50.00 will be levied to cover costs of the inspectors travel and administration
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· The homeowner, tenant or other representative was not present to allow access to the property at the specified time.
· The inspector could not complete the survey due to obstruction by the occupiers or representative, or at risk of personal attack/aggressive nature/abuse from said occupiers/public or representative, or reasons to make the inspector’s duty untenable. e.g. refusing access to premises, or not allowing the inspector to use the tools in his/her possession to carry out the survey.
In the unlikely event of a complaint arising regarding our services please refer to the “Complaints Procedure” document which will be issued to the client by ourselves on receipt of a written statement outlining the nature of the complaint.
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