Frequent Asked Questions

A Building Energy Rating (BER) is an objective scale of comparison and calculation of a buildings energy performance, i.e. measure how much energy and carbon dioxide your house will use or produce in a year. The BER is expressed in the form of performance bands, 'A1' being the most efficient and a 'G' being the least efficient.

The rating will enable prospective buyers and renters to calculate how efficient the property will be to heat.

Prospective buyers or tenants.

A BER certificate makes the energy performance of a home visible to prospective buyers and tenants and enables them to take energy performance into consideration in their next house purchase or rental decision.

BER assessments are carried out by specially trained BER assessors who have been trained under the National Framework of Qualifications and have registered with Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI).

A BER for a building will be valid for 10 years from the date of issue, unless there is a material change in the building in the meantime which could affect its energy performance.

The BER Scheme was established under the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 666 of 2006). Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has been designated as the Issuing Authority with responsibility for the registration of BER assessors.

Not directly. However a BER cert will help home buyers choose between competing properties. A property with a good energy rating should sell for more than one with a bad energy rating.

For a Full BER certificate the cost is approximately 300 euro inclusive of VAT.

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• Unpublished This status can be assigned any time. After this the property can not be searched (will be invisible at search results), but can be referenced (the details can be seen from a saved link).
• Published The advertisement can be searched and can be referenced

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