The Department does not have a record of the number of HIPs produced. As HIPs must include an energy performance certificate (EPC), estimates are based on the number of EPCs lodged on the EPC register. The following table shows:
The number of EPCs lodged on the EPC Register between 1 August 2007 and 21 September 2008. These totals include some 87,000 EPCs produced by local authorities and housing associations for rented homes as part of the social housing pilot.
The number of EPCs produced for marketed sales since 22 September 2008. These totals are listed on a weekly basis and exclude EPCs for new homes using SAP as it is not possible to distinguish between EPCs produced in respect of new homes being built for rent and those being built for sale.
Number August 2007 24,915 September 2007 63,542 October 2007 85,192 November 2007 50,080 December 2007 28,834 January 2008 74,161 February 2008 101,176 March 2008 96,187 April 2008 113,801 May 2008 93,906 June 2008 88,316 July 2008 92,102 August 2008 96,665 1 September 2008 - 21 September 2008 74,995 22 September 2008 - 28 September 2008 23,513 29 September 2008 - 2 November 2008 141,914 3 November 2008 -30 November 2008 51,943 1 December 2008 - 4 January 2009 36,046 5 January 2009 - 1 February 2009 48,217 2 February 2009 - 1 March 2009 57,340 2 March 2009 - 29 March 2009 67,710 30 March 2009 - 3 May 2009 90,130 4 May 2009 - 31 May 2009 68,668 1 June 2009 - 5 July 2009 92,118 6 July 2009 - 2 August 2009 72,631 3 August 2009 - 30 August 2009 72,799 31 August 2009 - 4 October 2009 92,214 5 October 2009 - 1 November 2009 66,106