Declan Noonan & Associates » Are there buildings exempt from needing a Building Energy Rating (B.E.R.) Certificate?

There are exemptions for certain categories of homes, for example, protected structures and certain temporary homes.
A new home (i.e that has never been sold or occupied) is exempt from the BER requirement if the planning application was submitted on or before the 31st December 2006 and if it was substantially completed by 30th June 2008. ‘Substantially completed’ means that the external walls have been erected.