Become an Energy Assessor and then a multi-skilled Property Professional with even more income-earning opportunities
Permanent new EU laws
New, ‘green’ environmental laws brought in by Government as part of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive mean that Energy Assessments cannot be scrapped by Government, regardless which party wins the election.
Now thousands of people with no previous surveying experience have a unique career opportunity to become an Energy Assessor and then a multi-skilled Property Professional carrying out many other property-related roles.
All residential properties
Firstly, all homes being sold, let or built now require an Energy Assessment which measures their heat loss and CO2 emissions. Over 2 million have been carried out by Assessors in just the last 12 months out of a housing stock of 23 million. The housing market is already starting to recover and in a normal year 2.3 million homes are marketed on average which should benefit you if you start training to be an Energy Assessor now.
All commercial properties
Secondly, all commercial properties being sold, let or built also now require Energy Assessments. These are much more extensive than Domestic Assessments and so command much higher fees for Assessors. Government estimates 211,000 will be needed every year for many years and a backlog of these Assessments is building up which should again benefit you if you start training now.
But there’s more!
Larger public buildings now need Assessments, which must be renewed every year, and this year every commercial property with air-conditioning of just 12kw or more must have an Energy Assessment before the 4th January 2011 deadline. Government’s mid-range estimate is there will be 500,000 of these properties with each taking 2 hours or more creating a million hours of Assessment work for Assessors in 2010. Our own estimate is they will take longer than this with even higher fees - they must be renewed every 5 years!
Career Opportunities
Exceptional career opportunities as Assessors are being created by these new and permanent ‘green’ laws. To join this new and fast-expanding industry you need to start training as a matter of urgency now or risk missing out on the once in a lifetime opportunity these new laws are creating.
Property Professionals+ Ltd provides a unique, ground-breaking training course that is the only one available for people with no previous surveying experience to achieve all these qualifications. The Course is scheduled in separately bookable one-week training modules with varying length breaks in between so that most people already working can keep their income and fit the training around their existing job. With more time available you can qualify quicker by taking the Fast-track modules.
NB sources of statistics on this website: ‘2m homes’ and ‘100,000 commercial properties’ had Assessments – Landmark year to September 2009. ‘23m housing stock’ – CLG English House Survey plus Welsh Assembly total 23.53m. ‘500,000 properties with air-con’ – CLG RIA of EPBD Article 9 Air-Con systems mid-range estimate. ‘2.3m homes marketed’ – Office of National Statistics annual sales 2003 to 2007 + 28% estimated CLG sales fall rounded to nearest 100k. ‘211,000 commercial Assessments’ – CLG website RIA of EPBD Article 7 (1) Non-dwellings.
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