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There was spontaneous applause at the seminar convened by Deputy Mayor and XD Councillor Oscar Anton, when Jávea Notary, Juan Luis Millet Sancho said - in his opinion - dwellings that were let for periods of less than four continuous months were exempt from a new ‘Energy Certification Law’ (EPC), that comes into effect on 1st June. Unsurprisingly, two ‘Energy Experts’ disagreed and said it was the ‘Spirit’ of the Law that needed to be observed, and not the ‘Letter’. things political in Jávea When the experts, Juan Vicente Catala and Paco Vives Townhall is Finance, Contracts and relations with were asked “What’s it going Foreign residents. 90% of the to cost?” they were unable to meeting was in Spanish (yes, I say. It was like a Brian Rix know we’re in Spain) but ‘Whitehall Farce’. Asked who surely - Environment was qualified to inspect Councillor Doris Courcelles houses and issue Certificates, would have been more it seems as if it is restricted to appropriate, or Cesc Architectural Engineers - the Camprubi (both PSOE) very people who are ‘feeling councillors, whose remit is the pinch’ from the collapse of New Technologies and Citizen Spain’s construction industry. Participation. The meeting had been A large part of the convened and promoted on example forms Paco Vives Facebook by Oscar Anton, but ‘walked-us-through’ on a I never understood why he large screen, seemed to rely was there, as his ‘remit’ for on unscientific guesswork with ‘estimated’ being the most common reason for a particular measurement. All properties offered for sale after 1st June MUST have an Energy Performance Certificate, which will rate a property on a scale of A to G (just like your refrigerator). The Inspection will We could have called measure heat retention and this local magazine loss, related to outer walls, HAVVYER HEARD, floor, roof space, lights, but we thought Jávea windows, doors, aircon units, Jeard would confirm white goods and solar panels, recommending where our light-hearted improvements (and savings in attitude to the serious energy costs) could be made. political and economic When I spoke to the problems in Spain, and Notary afterwards he said “I their effect on Jávea. am reassessing my opinion” -
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Oscar Anton, Juan Luis Millet, Juan Vicente Catala and Paco Vives no doubt aware that the two Some estate agencies seem to engineers on his left would be insisting on an EPC to keep still be short of work if they properties on their books. I relied only on inspecting and wonder if any of them, just certifying properties in Jávea happen to “know a man who for which there was a buyer. can”? CR
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