Independent household energy advisory · Yorkshire
A professional opinion on the £38,000+ your household will spend on energy.
The Household Energy Assessment is a 90-minute advisory review of your home’s long-term energy position — evidenced, costed and written down.
£195, refunded in full if we cannot evidence a stronger position. Start with a two-minute suitability check.
Two minutes · no card required
- 90 minutes
- In your home, every figure explained plainly.
- 25-year forecast
- The true long-term cost of standing still.
- Written report
- A professional recommendation you keep either way.
Accreditations and standards
- MCS certified
- HIES protected
- EPVS verified
- Yorkshire based
01The reality
Energy is the second largest cost of owning your home — and the only one nobody reviews.
Mortgages are brokered. Pensions are advised on. Insurance is compared annually. A comparable sum leaves your household as energy every month with no professional oversight at all.
The gap isn’t a lack of solutions. It is that nobody has shown you the numbers for your property specifically.
£38,400
Typical energy spend over 25 years for a Yorkshire three-bed.
£0
What most households spend on advice about that commitment.
90 min
Time needed to understand the position and plan around it.
02The problem
A fortune committed without a single professional opinion.
Most households will spend tens of thousands of pounds on energy over the next 25 years without ever establishing whether their position is sound.
The exposure
Decades of energy bills form one of your largest financial commitments, agreed by default rather than by decision.
The remedy
A professional assessment replaces guesswork with a costed, evidenced strategy for your specific property.
03The process
What the assessment actually involves.
An advisory process, not a pitch. Four stages, 90 minutes, and a written conclusion either way.
- Stage 01
We start with your objectives
How you live, how long you intend to stay, and what you want from your home's energy position.
- Stage 02
We establish the facts
Property, roof, consumption and tariffs are surveyed properly — never estimated from the pavement.
- Stage 03
We model 25 years
Your current trajectory against the alternatives, using conservative, EPVS-verified assumptions.
- Stage 04
We put it in writing
A written report and a plain recommendation, so the decision is yours to make calmly.
04What you receive
Four deliverables, documented in 90 minutes.
Over £650 of advisory work for £195 — refunded in full if we cannot evidence a stronger energy position for your household.
Household Energy Report
Worth £150A full written analysis of where your money goes — specific to your property, never a template.
25-year cost forecast
Worth £200Your current trajectory beside the alternatives. Real figures, your home, your postcode.
Tailored energy strategy
Worth £300What to do, in what order, and what each step is projected to save you over time.
Professional suitability verdict
IncludedAn independent opinion on whether Smart Energy suits your home. Honest, with no agenda.
Total advisory value
Across all four deliverables
£650+
£195
Refunded if no benefit found
05Why ecovia
Advice, not a sales call.
Most energy companies give you a quote. An advisor gives you a position you can act on — or walk away from.
Basis of the figures
National averages applied to your postcode
Your property, roof, consumption and tariff, surveyed in person
How the visitor is paid
Commission on what you buy
The assessment fee only — nothing rides on your decision
Projections
Best case, to make the numbers attractive
Conservative and independently EPVS verified
Accountability
None if the numbers don't hold
Full £195 refund if we cannot evidence a stronger position
| Criterion | Typical energy company | ecovia assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Basis of the figures | National averages applied to your postcode | Your property, roof, consumption and tariff, surveyed in person |
| How the visitor is paid | Commission on what you buy | The assessment fee only — nothing rides on your decision |
| Projections | Best case, to make the numbers attractive | Conservative and independently EPVS verified |
| Accountability | None if the numbers don't hold | Full £195 refund if we cannot evidence a stronger position |
06Outcomes
A settled view of your household’s energy future.
The purpose is a clear answer: whether Smart Energy strengthens your financial position over the next 25 years, or whether it does not.
Predictable long-term costs
Establish whether fixed, forecastable energy costs are achievable for your household.
Confidence to decide
A documented roadmap replaces the uncertainty you have been carrying for years.
An expensive mistake avoided
One professional opinion can prevent a costly commitment on your largest home decision.
Greater energy security
Understand the risks and trade-offs plainly, before committing to anything at all.
07Suitability
The assessment is right for you if…
You own your home
The assessment reviews long-term ownership decisions, so it suits owner-occupiers.
Your home was built before 2010
Older properties typically have the most to gain from a considered energy strategy.
You intend to stay five years or more
The economics reward households that plan over a longer horizon.
You want advice, not a sales pitch
Our role is to advise honestly. If it is not right for you, we will say so.
08Common concerns
Reasonable hesitations, answered plainly.
Every concern below is a fair one. Here is exactly how the assessment addresses each.
“I don't want to waste £195.”
If we cannot evidence a stronger financial position, the fee is refunded in full. If you proceed, it is credited against the installation.
“I don't want to be pressured.”
This is an advisory appointment, not a sales visit. There is no obligation to proceed and no follow-up pressure.
“I can get quotes for free.”
A quote tells you a price. An assessment tells you whether the decision is sound. They answer different questions.
“I don't want to end up more confused.”
You receive a written report, an energy score, a 25-year forecast and a plain recommendation — whatever the conclusion.
“I don't want to commit to anything.”
Nothing is committed. You gain the evidence to decide in your own time, on your own terms.
“I don't know who to trust.”
Installations are MCS certified and HIES protected; projections are independently verified by EPVS.
09The next step
Check your home’s suitability in two minutes.
The check costs nothing. The assessment is £195, refunded in full if we cannot evidence a measurable improvement to your position.
What you risk by checking:
Nothing at all.
Two minutes, no obligation, and a clear answer on whether this is worth exploring for your household.
- Two minutes
- No obligation
- MCS certified
Included in your session
- Household Energy Report£150
- 25-year cost forecast£200
- Tailored energy strategy£300
- Professional suitability verdict£150
Total value
£800
Your fee
£195
Refunded if no benefit found
10Straight answers