What is a provisional energy label?
Perhaps you have come across it: a provisional energy label for a home or building. Since 2015 all homes and buildings have been allocated a provisional energy label. This energy label is allocated to a home or building on the basis of the year of construction. The provisional energy label is therefore actually an estimate of the sustainability and economy of a home or building. The energy label can therefore still change, should practice turn out to be different or should the home or building still be made more sustainable in a certain way, for example with solar panels or extra insulation.
01Why does a provisional energy label exist?
An energy label of course indicates how economical a home is. This is very important because it can also affect the value of a home or the interest people have in the home. To determine the label, the year of construction, the type of home, the insulation and heating are looked at. Energy labels range from A to G, A is very economical and G is the least economical. In 2015 all homeowners received a provisional energy label for their home from the Rijksoverheid. The label gives an indication of how economical the home is, based on the year of construction. When you are going to sell your home, however, you must be able to hand over a definitive energy label to the buyer.
That way someone immediately sees how economical the home really is. The reason the provisional energy label exists is that the government increasingly wants to focus on sustainability. That is why in 2015 they made it mandatory to have an energy label for every home. For people who do not want to sell their house, a provisional label is enough. You only really need the definitive label when your home goes up for sale. That way the buyer can already make a good estimate of the energy costs that will be paid for the home. When renting out a home or flat, it is also mandatory to make your provisional energy label definitive.
The difference between a provisional and a definitive energy label
It probably speaks for itself, but the provisional energy label is only an estimate of how economical a home is, based on the details of the home in the Kadaster. The definitive label, on the other hand, indicates exactly how economical a home actually is. When applying for a definitive energy label, your home is extensively assessed on various factors in the area of economy and sustainability. Here, for example, improvements made to the home after it was built are looked at. Think of things like insulation, double glazing or a new boiler.
Before you apply for a definitive energy label, you must check the details of your home carefully. What you submit must be correct. If you want to make your provisional energy label definitive, you can apply for this via energielabelvoorwoningen.nl or via the Rijksoverheid. The costs for this are very low, you only pay the administration costs to register the new label, which comes to a few tens of euros. If a definitive energy label is missing when selling or renting out your home, you risk a fine of up to 405 euros.
The disadvantages of a poor energy label for your home
If you already have an older home, the chance is greater that you will receive a poor energy label. This can be due to the absence of double glazing or insulation, which older homes often do not have as standard. In many cases, an energy label E, F or G means that maintenance or renovation is needed on the home, especially if you plan to sell or rent out the home. The energy bill is of course often higher as well when your house has a poorer energy label. For example, it takes more gas to heat your home when you have poor insulation. The boiler has to work much harder as a result.
It may also be that your home is worth less because of the poor energy label. That is because buyers will more readily be forced to renovate the home or have major maintenance carried out. So it can pay off in several ways to improve the energy label of your home yourself, especially if you plan to put the home up for sale or rent in the future. You can do this by means of sustainability works.
How can you improve the energy label of your home?
A green energy label, so label A, B or C, provides more living comfort. You need to turn on the heating less quickly and the home also becomes stuffy and damp less quickly in summer and in spring. In addition, it can also have a positive effect on the sale or rental of the home, as we explained earlier. After all, you can then show that the home is energy-efficient and that the monthly costs for it will therefore be fairly low. This increases the value of the home and you will sell it more easily. Want to make your house more sustainable yourself? This can be done in various ways.
Firstly, you can make sure you have an efficient boiler. An old central heating boiler can really use an enormous amount of energy. By having a new boiler installed, you can save around 200 to 400 euros a year on energy. You could even go for a solar water heater, which is even more sustainable. Another way to boost the energy label is installing double glazing or HR glass, which gives the home a higher insulation value. That way warm air is not lost and less cold comes in. This can save you around 240 euros a year in heating costs.
Insulating your home
The best way to achieve a better energy label for your home is to insulate it better. That way you can even jump from energy label G to B, if you do it well. If you combine roof, wall and floor insulation, for example. It saves you a lot of money in the long term, but of course you do have to invest in it first. Floor and cavity wall insulation, for example, costs you around 2.200 euros, but yields a saving of over 350 euros a year. If you insulate the roof of a terraced house, that costs you about 4000 euros, but you save around 500 euros a year in heating costs.
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