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- SEAI-Registered BER Assessors · Cork City & County
Getting a BER is straightforward. Find a registered assessor, book a survey, and the certificate is published on the national register afterwards. Here is the process step by step, what to have ready on the day, and the one thing that makes the biggest difference to the rating you end up with.
The process
The survey itself is usually about an hour for an average home, and Murray BER certificates are normally published within two working days of the visit.
They must be registered with SEAI for the right category, domestic or non-domestic. SEAI publishes a public list of registered assessors, and here is how to check one.
You will be asked for the address, the property type and roughly the floor area, so the assessor can quote accurately and allow enough time.
The assessor measures the property and records construction, insulation, windows, heating, controls and ventilation.
The data goes through DEAP, the rating is calculated, and the certificate is published on the national register and sent to you.
Worth doing right
This is where most ratings are won or lost. Where there is no evidence for something, the assessor is required to use SEAI’s default values, and defaults are deliberately conservative. Paperwork is worth real rating points.
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The survey is usually about an hour for an average home. Publication timing varies between assessors. Murray BER certificates are normally published within two working days of the survey.
Someone needs to let the assessor in and provide access to the attic, boiler and meter. It does not have to be the owner.
No. A domestic BER requires a physical survey of the property. Anyone offering a rating without visiting is not following the methodology.
Raise it with your assessor first. Genuine recording errors can be corrected and the certificate republished.
Yes. The advisory report that comes with every BER lists the upgrades that would make the most difference. Once the work is done, a new assessment publishes the improved rating.
Tom is an SEAI-registered BER assessor in Cork, covering the city and county. Send the address and property type for a fixed quote with the SEAI fee already included, and have your paperwork ready for the survey.
