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Fuel Bill Cost Prediction Tool

Please choose your required housing choice
and family member numbers from the drop down menus

This is the normal number of people living in the home, not including short term guests or visitors.
The EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) is an energy rating, similar to those on white goods, legally required to be available when you rent or buy a property in the UK.

Annual Fuel Bill

Monthly Fuel Bill

60% of comparable UK homes have fuel costs within this range, using OFGEN average fuel tariff prices for 2015.

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60% of comparable UK homes have fuel costs within this range, using OFGEN average fuel tariff prices for 2017.
Based on your inputs, the best performing comparable homes (rated as EPC "A") costs

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Based on your inputs, the best performing comparable homes (rated as EPC "A") costs

The LENDERS project has developed this estimator tool to help predict householder fuel bills and to show how they are likely to be affected by the energy performance of the home, as indicated by the property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).

Currently, the process of estimating how much a homebuyer can afford to repay each month for their mortgage does not take into account the energy performance of the home being mortgaged. Adjusting the method to reflect likely fuel costs predicted by this estimator tool, if adopted by the mortgage industry, would result in those looking to buy lower energy performance homes being able to borrow more, and those looking to improve energy performance to demonstrate savings and therefore potentially access additional borrowing.

Perhaps most importantly, creating a strong link between energy and borrowing limits at a key step in the homebuying process has significant potential to positively influence behaviours to help carbo reductions, given privately owned residential properties represent approximately 15% of the UK’s overall carbon emissions.

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