Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Archives

New significantly increased grants available to encourage homeowners to invest in energy efficiency

Just before Christmas Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE), Denis Naughten announced a shift in the Government funded energy efficiency schemes, representing a major step in the transition towards decarbonising our heating and the Energy White Paper’s vision of a low carbon energy…

SCSI launch new guide to the Home Renovations Incentive scheme

Building, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has launched a new guide to the Home Renovations Incentive scheme, which shows homeowners how to claim tax relief on the costs of an extension or refurbishment of their home. The scheme, which allows homeowners to claim tax refunds…

Roadside signs will no longer require BER

General, Home, Industry News, Property News

Estate agents will no longer be required to specify the building energy ratings (BER) of properties on their roadside signage following discussions to change the existing guidelines. The move is likely to be welcomed by property agents who had been frustrated by the costs and…

BER certificates must now be included in all property advertisements

Building, Commercial Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Property News, The Renter, The Seller

New regulations came into force yesterday which state that all properties for sale or to let must include a Building Energy Rating (BER) certificate on all advertising. The new regulations are part of a European Union directive to have the energy ratings included on all…

Just one-in-20 homes receive top energy rating

General, Home, Industry News, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Seller

Just one-in-20 new homes has achieved an A grade BER cert since the compulsory scheme was rolled out in 2007. New figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland show that just 1,980 of almost 30,000 new homes rated so far for energy efficiency had…

Cuts to Better Energy grants criticised by Construct Ireland

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor

The government's cuts to its Better Energy grants will cost jobs and make it extremely difficult for Ireland to meet its retrofit and energy reduction targets, green building magazine Construct Ireland has warned. Following the budget, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland reduced grants for…