Wie im Titel erwähnt, habe ich kürzlich ein Haus gekauft. Ich weiß, dass die EPC-Werte etwas „verdächtig“ sind, aber in diesem Fall ist es absolut übertrieben. Das EPC-Label ist D (im oberen Bereich) und ich kann meinen Thermostat nicht über 14 Grad bringen, selbst wenn ich an einem einzigen Tag mehr als 200 KWh zum Heizen verbrauche.
Ich habe das gesehen "https://www.vlaanderen.be/energieprestatiecertificaten-epcs/klacht-over-een-epc"
Über eine Entschädigung steht darin aber nichts. Nur dass der Typ, der den EPC-Wert berechnet hat, eine Geldstrafe bekommt. Es würde mir nichts ausmachen, mit dem Verfahren zu beginnen, wenn es mich kein Geld kostet, da ich ohnehin schon genug Geld verblute.
Aber kann ich noch etwas unternehmen, um mich gegen einen Betrug zu rächen?
Bought a house, 100% certain that the EPC value is significantly higher (I'm talking more than two fold). What to do?
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Sorry, cant help you with your original question but Im wondering: Are the heatings getting really hot? Is the house really bleeding off the warmth or is the system not working properly to start with?
The link you provided is correct. The Vlaamse Energie- en Klimaatagentschap (VEKA) handles complaints about EPC certificates. While it primarily ensures that the EPC assessor is held accountable (e.g., fines or revocation of their license), filing a complaint could strengthen your case for further actions.
Hire an independent expert to conduct a new EPC assessment or energy audit.
If the findings significantly differ, you’ll have concrete evidence to back your claim.
If you can demonstrate that the EPC value was grossly inaccurate and led you to make decisions based on faulty information, you may have grounds for legal compensation under Belgian consumer protection or contract law.
I think you will need to be more specific than „it’s cold“. A recent EPC document is quite detailed. Verify if the details are correct (kind of glass, isolation thickness, measurements,…). Document with pictures.
If you are willing to spend some money, *another* EPC document made by a trustworthy consultant would be a good tool to make a comparison and would give you valueable information on measures to fix it too.
Sorry this happened to you. Not sure what you can do at this point.
For anyone looking for a house to buy, the best advice is to always verify everything, if possible by somebody who knows their shit. When I bought my house a few years ago, the EPC value was listed toward the very bad end of the scale. But when I compared the report to the situation in the house, even I could tell it was inaccurate as all hell.
Your EPC report should mention why the expert has given you label D. He will never assume – he will only credit any form of insulation if he can either see it himself or has proof in form of invoices.
If your EPC doesn’t mention any proof, you should contact him and ask for it.
Mind that EPC D is still a bad isolated house. If it’s a rijhuis, EPC D is possible without any, or limited isolation.
It’s only fishy when your report mentions double glass windows when they’re clearly not for example.
Epc is not as accurate as epb. They make alot of assumptions. Epc D has 300-400 kwh/m2. So 200 a day(in winter at worst value) may as well be correct.
Unless there are huge errors on the document I wouldn’t bother, you won’t gain anything from it.
Not much you can do about it honestly..
The EPC of the house we purchased several years ago said it was a „rijhuis“ and had a c label.. but the house is freestanding.. i filed a complaint with the right instancy, and the reaction i got was „that doesnt effect EPC score that much“.. and that was it..
Most EPC documents are wrong from my experience. Mostly not the sellers fault, these EPC people just do a shitty job. When I sold my previous house I hired someone to make an EPC. If you don’t want to make holes in the wall, they say there’s no isolation, windows that got replaced 5 years before with triple glass didn’t meet the modern standards and every calculation he made was just wrong. In my new house I’m still looking for 30 square meters of badly isolated flat roof, as the flat roof is only 15 square meters….the whole EPC thing is just wrong and unreliable. It makes more sense to just ask the previous owners about their yearly consumption of gas and electricity, gives you a much better idea of the real energy costs.
Even EPC F houses should easily get to a toasty 21 degrees if the heating system is working properly, it will simply take a lot more energy to keep the house warm compared to houses with a better EPC value.
I would contact a specialist to check the heating system.
Check boiler temperature and check if radiators feel hot.
Might want to air out the radiators as that helps quite a lot.
staat er niet gewoon een raam open in de zolder?
Check that all your radiators are purged from air and make sure there are no spiderwebs and dust blocking the cold air inlets at the bottom and the warm air outlet at the top. We bought a house with convectors that weren’t cleaned or purged since construction and the difference in comfort was night and day
You don’t want to lose money but you want to recalculate your EPC and risk a renovation obligation? Leave the EPC as it is and do whatever it takes to fix your house