If you are selling or renting a house or commercial property then you must obtain a BER Certificate. Property websites such as daft.ie and myhome.ie, will generally not accept a new property advertisement unless the BER number is provided. A BER certificate is valid for 10 years from the date of issue.

Prior to starting work on the construction of new house, a Provisional BER Cert will be required to be submitted to the building control unit of your local authority. This provisional certificate sets out the minimum required standards to which an individual house must be built to in order to meet current building regulations.

Upgrades to your home which qualify for an SEAI Grant will generally require a BER cert to enable the drawdown of the grant funds. Typical upgrade works include external insulation works, cavity wall pumped in “bead” insulation, attic insulation, boiler replacement and heating control upgrade works.