Home Q&A: Are old houses exempt from Building Energy Rating (BER)?

Few of us are likely to live in a property with no BER unless we're camping in a national monument or holding on to a family pile 

There is a common misconception that a heritage house, terrace or cottage does not require a Building Energy Rating (BER). This is completely untrue in most cases, and yet you may find houses listed on property portals deeming them “BER exempt” or without a rating, stoking that illusion.

With some exceptions, and they are actually very few exempted building types, the BER for these advertised properties is far more likely pending and entered online accidentally as exempt.