Energy Performance Certificate reform: consultation analysis
Independent analysis of the consultation on EPC reform we held to gain views and greater understanding on what could be achieved in this area. We are working to introduce achievable measures for EPC reform.
Appendix 1: Full breakdown of organisation sub-group data
Q1: Do you agree with the set of metrics that we propose to display on the reformed EPC?
| Q1 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 82 (67%) | 19 (16%) | 10 (8%) | 11 (9%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - |
| Construction - 30 | 20 (67%) | 7 (23%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (7%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 7 (70%) | - | 3 (30%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 17 (89%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | - |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | - | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 18 (58%) | 6 (19%) | 2 (6%) | 5 (16%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 4 (57%) | 2 (29%) | - | 1 (14%) |
| Utility - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | 1 (20%) | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 49 (24%) | 130 (65%) | 18 (9%) | 4 (2%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 131 (41%) | 149 (46%) | 28 (9%) | 15 (5%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q3: Considering our proposal to include a Fabric Rating on EPCs, do you think this metric should include domestic hot water heat demand?
| Q3 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 36 (30%) | 53 (43%) | 11 (9%) | 22 (18%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Construction - 30 | 8 (27%) | 13 (43%) | 3 (10%) | 6 (20%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 2 (20%) | 5 (50%) | 3 (30%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 4 (21%) | 9 (47%) | 2 (11%) | 4 (21%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | 1 (25%) | - | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 10 (32%) | 11 (35%) | 3 (10%) | 7 (23%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | - | 2 (67%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 2 (29%) | 5 (71%) | - | - |
| Utility - 5 | 2 (40%) | 2 (40%) | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 3 (60%) | 1 (20%) | - | 1 (20%) |
| Total individuals - 201 | 42 (21%) | 131 (65%) | 21 (10%) | 7 (3%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 78 (24%) | 184 (57%) | 32 (10%) | 28 (9%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q5: Do you agree with our proposal to give more prominence to the energy efficiency features of the home (such as the depth of loft insulation)?
| Q5 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 85 (70%) | 9 (7%) | 7 (6%) | 21 (17%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) |
| Construction - 30 | 21 (70%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (17%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 8 (80%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 16 (84%) | 1 (5%) | - | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | - | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 20 (65%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 7 (23%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 7 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Utility - 5 | 3 (60%) | - | - | 2 (40%) |
| Other - 5 | 2 (40%) | - | 1 (20%) | 2 (40%) |
| Total individuals - 201 | 76 (38%) | 97 (48%) | 22 (11%) | 6 (3%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 161 (50%) | 106 (33%) | 29 (9%) | 27 (8%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q6: Do you agree with the set of metrics that we propose to display on non-domestic EPCs?
| Q6 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 62 (51%) | 11 (9%) | 19 (16%) | 30 (25%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 1 (33%) | - | - | 2 (67%) |
| Construction - 30 | 19 (63%) | 1 (3%) | 6 (20%) | 4 (13%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Housing provider - 10 | 6 (60%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (20%) | 1 (10%) |
| Local authority - 19 | 14 (74%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | 1 (25%) | - | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 9 (29%) | 6 (19%) | 5 (16%) | 11 (35%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | - | 1 (33%) | - | 2 (67%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 1 (14%) | - | 3 (43%) | 3 (43%) |
| Utility - 5 | 2 (40%) | - | - | 3 (60%) |
| Other - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | 1 (20%) | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 40 (20%) | 74 (37%) | 66 (33%) | 21 (10%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 102 (32%) | 85 (26%) | 85 (26%) | 51 (16%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q8: Do you agree with us that the primary role of the EPC should be to provide basic energy efficiency information for the purpose of comparison and act as a prompt to consider retrofit options?
| Q8 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 98 (80%) | 11 (8%) | 3 (2%) | 10 (8%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 2 (67%) | 1 (33%) | - | - |
| Construction - 30 | 28 (93%) | 2 (7%) | - | - |
| EPC process - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 10 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 13 (68%) | 2 (11%) | 3 (16%) | 1 (5%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | - | - | 2 (50%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 22 (71%) | 4 (13%) | - | 5 (16%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 6 (86%) | - | - | 1 (14%) |
| Utility - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Other - 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | - | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 100 (50%) | 85 (42%) | 9 (4%) | 7 (3%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 198 (61%) | 96 (30%) | 12 (4%) | 17 (5%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q10: Do you agree that the validity period of EPCs should be reduced from 10 to five years?
| Q10 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 56 (46%) | 36 (30%) | 12 (10%) | 18 (15%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 3 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Construction - 30 | 20 (67%) | 6 (20%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (3%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 1 (20%) | 3 (60%) | 1 (20%) | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 1 (10%) | 8 (80%) | 1 (10%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 6 (32%) | 6 (32%) | 5 (26%) | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 1 (25%) | - | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 15 (48%) | 7 (23%) | 1 (3%) | 8 (26%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | - | 2 (67%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 5 (71%) | 2 (29%) | - | - |
| Utility - 5 | 2 (40%) | - | - | 3 (60%) |
| Other - 5 | 2 (40%) | 2 (40% | - | 1 (20%) |
| Total individuals - 201 | 37 (18%) | 143 (71%) | 16 (8%) | 5 (2%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 93 (29%) | 179 (55%) | 29 (8%) | 23 (7%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q12: Do you agree with our proposal that EPCs should move from PDF to webpage format?
| Q12 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 88 (72%) | 7 (6%) | 14 (11%) | 13 (11%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 3 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Construction - 30 | 23 (77%) | 2 (7%) | 4 (13%) | 13 (11%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 3 (60%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (20%) | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 7 (70%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (20%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 16 (84%) | - | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 3 (75%) | - | - | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 20 (65%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (10%) | 6 (10%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 5 (71%) | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) |
| Utility - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 3 (60%) | - | 2 (40%) | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 54 (27%) | 95 (47%) | 48 (24%) | 4 (2%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 142 (44%) | 102 (32%) | 62 (19%) | 17 (5%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q13: Do you agree with our proposal to improve signposting to further support and advice schemes on the EPC?
| Q13 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 101 (83%) | 4 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 14 (11%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 2 (67%) | 1 (33%) | - | - |
| Construction - 30 | 24 (80%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (7%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 9 (90%) | - | 1 (10%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 18 (95%) | - | - | 1 (5%) |
| Public body - 4 | 3 (75%) | - | - | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 25 (81%) | - | - | 6 (19%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 5 (71%) | - | - | 2 (29%) |
| Utility - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 111 (55%) | 55 (27%) | 31 (15%) | 4 (2%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 212 (66%) | 59 (18%) | 34 (11%) | 18 (6%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q14: Do you agree historical EPCs should be publicly accessible on the EPC register (while clearly marked as historic)?
| Q14 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 91 (75%) | 9 (7%) | 10 (8%) | 12 (10%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 2 (67%) | - | 1 (33%) | - |
| Construction - 30 | 25 (83%) | 2 (7%) | 3 (10%) | - |
| EPC process - 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 9 (90%) | - | 1 (10%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 15 (79%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | - | - | 2 (50%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 19 (61%) | 2 (6%) | 4 (13%) | 6 (19%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 5 (71%) | 2 (29%) | - | - |
| Utility - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 85 (42%) | 79 (39%) | 32 (16%) | 5 (2%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 176 (54%) | 88 (27%) | 42 (13%) | 17 (5%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q15: Do you agree that the EPC register should be accessible by API?
| Q15 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 91 (75%) | 6 (5%) | 10 (8%) | 15 (12%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 2 (67%) | - | - | 1 (33%) |
| Construction - 30 | 24 (80%) | 2 (7%) | 4 (13%) | - |
| EPC process - 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 8 (80%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | - |
| Local authority - 19 | 15 (79%) | - | 2 (11%) | 2 (11%) |
| Public body - 4 | 2 (50%) | - | - | 2 (50%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 21 (68%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 7 (23%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 6 (86%) | - | - | 1 (14%) |
| Utility - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | - | 1 (20%) |
| Other - 5 | 4 (80%) | - | 1 (20%) | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 58 (29%) | 72 (36%) | 64 (32%) | 7 (3%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 149 (46%) | 78 (24%) | 74 (23%) | 22 (7%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Q17: Do you agree with our proposals to review and update the audit and assurance requirements for EPCs in Scotland?
| Q17 Number (%) | Agree | Disagree | Don’t Know | Not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisations - 122 | 82 (67%) | 5 (4%) | 13 (11%) | 22 (18%) |
| Academic / Research - 3 | 2 (67%) | 1 (33%) | - | - |
| Construction - 30 | 24 (80%) | - | 3 (10%) | 3 (10%) |
| EPC process - 5 | 5 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Housing provider - 10 | 5 (50%) | 1 (10%) | 3 (30%) | 1 (10%) |
| Local authority - 19 | 15 (79%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | 1 (5%) |
| Public body - 4 | 3 (75%) | - | - | 1 (25%) |
| Representative body - 31 | 16 (52%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (10%) | 11 (35%) |
| Representative body: landlords - 3 | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | - | 1 (33%) |
| Third sector - 7 | 5 (71%) | - | - | 2 (29%) |
| Utility - 5 | 3 (60%) | - | - | 2 (40%) |
| Other - 5 | 3 (60%) | - | 2 (40%) | - |
| Total individuals - 201 | 74 (37%) | 71 (35%) | 45 (22%) | 11 (5%) |
| Total respondents - 323 | 156 (48%) | 76 (24%) | 58 (18%) | 33 (10%) |
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
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