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Low DEA numbers
I was looking at the regional variations of qualified and practicing Domestic Energy Assessors and it strikes me that London is very under represented. I live and work close to London, but my existing pricing model wouldn’t support working in that area. Should I increase my prices to work in London, and if so by how much?
28/08/2008 at 02:32 pm
I think this is a case of the old adage of, “there are lies, damn lies…..and statistics”. i’ve been doing epc’s since it’s inception, and it has always been tough. Yes, some months, in the past, I have made a wage, but nothing stellar. If you work it out, it would only be the average yearly salary, and that doesn’t take into account periods such as August and Christmas time.
Best of luck
Also, paradoxically, we have very low fees here in London, which backs up my earlier claim. By the laws of supply and demand, if the fees are low, that must mean supply is high!
But, by all means, give it a go…just make sure you don’t become, yet another statistic
29/08/2008 at 11:25 am
Thanks PS, OK I hear what you’re saying.
In that case it might be that similar numbers - or even larger numbers in some regions - means a very large over supply of DEAs. That tallies with all that I’m hearing.
I’ll wait until I get a clearer picture of the rental property demand for EPCs from Landlords. It’s estimated that 11% of the housing stock is in the hands of private landlords - about 2.6 Million households.