County Kerry
BER assessment in Kerry
38.8% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.
Whether this needs a licence in Ireland
Licence required
Registered BER Assessor
Registered BER Assessor, issued or supervised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Ask for the registration number before the work starts and check it on the public register. Check the register: www.seai.ie
Wording approved by Talqero; not yet reviewed by a solicitor
BER assessment by town in Kerry
The same trade, town by town. Somebody who searched for their own town should land on their own town.
- Tralee
- Killarney
- Listowel
- Castleisland
- Killorglin
- Kenmare
- Dingle
- Ballybunnion
- Cahersiveen
- Milltown
- Scarriff
- Rathmore
- Ardfert
- Ballyheige
- Blennerville
- Lixnaw
- Fieries
- Tarbert
- Fenit
- Tarmon
- Ballyduff
- Waterville
- Spa
- Ventry
- Abbeydorney
- Ballylongford
- Newtown Sandes
- Ballinskelligs
- Kilcummin Farmhill
- Glenbeigh
- Anascaul
- Sneem
- Causeway
- Gneevgullia
- Beaufort House
- Castlegregory
- Knightstown
- Beaufort
- Duagh
- Brosna
- Ballyferriter
BER assessment: what the job involves
A Building Energy Rating survey by an SEAI-registered assessor, who measures the home, records its insulation, windows, heating and ventilation, and publishes a BER certificate (A1 to G) with an advisory report. A BER is required by law to sell or let a home, and after any SEAI-grant work.
How long it takes: The survey usually takes one to three hours depending on the size of the home; the certificate usually follows within a few working days.
The full guide to ber assessment — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What ber assessment in Kerry costs, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.
What affects the price
- Size and complexity of the home: extensions, rooms in the roof, mixed heating
- House or apartment
- How quickly it is needed
- Travel to the property
- Whether evidence of hidden insulation has to be found and recorded
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
County Kerry: what the figures say
38.8% of households in County Kerry live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 12th highest share of the 26 counties.
Homes of that age were built before modern insulation standards and usually gain most from attic and wall insulation — and SEAI’s attic and wall grants cover homes built and occupied before 2011.
Central Statistics Office, 2022County Kerry has 58,179 households and 2,596 active construction businesses (2023) — about 22 homes for every firm, against about 23 across Ireland. The figure covers construction as a whole, not any one trade.
Central Statistics Office, 2023
Rules and grants for ber assessment
The rules in Ireland
Grant-aided insulation must be done by a contractor on SEAI’s register, after grant approval, with a BER afterwards.
- Use a contractor on SEAI’s register and get grant approval before any work starts — work begun before approval is not grant-aided.
- The grant must be drawn down within eight months of the offer, and a BER by a registered assessor after the works is required (SEAI contributes €50 towards it).
- Since 27 July 2026, external wall insulation of up to 15 cm is exempt from planning permission.
What to ask before you choose
- Are you on SEAI’s contractor register for this measure?
- Have I got grant approval in place before you start?
- What ventilation will the house need afterwards?
- Who arranges the BER after the works?
- Is VAT included?
What the work usually involves
- Internal dry-lining of external walls
- Attic and cavity insulation
- Draught-proofing
- Work towards a better BER
What to put in your task
- The type and rough age of the house
- Which rooms or walls
- Your current BER, if you have one
- Whether you are applying for a grant
County Kerry in figures
Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.
BER assessment · Kerry
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