Eligible landlords and tenants in the Chichester area are being urged to apply for funding to install energy efficiency and renewable energy measures.
Funding, from the government but administered by the council, is available until March to help residents fit improved insulation, air source heat pumps and solar PV panels.
To be eligible, an applicant's household income has to be £30,000 or less, or they need to be in receipt of a means-tested benefit. The applicant's home must also have an Energy Performance Certificate of E, F, or G - although there is also limited funding for EPC D rated properties.
Tenants are being advised to speak to their landlord, who will be required to make a financial contribution and give consent for the improvements. Landlords looking to improve their properties through this scheme are required to seek their tenants' consent.
A council spokesperson says: "Making your home as energy efficient as possible can have a huge impact on both the environment and your energy bill. Whether you're eligible for this funding or not, it's worth mentioning that there are lots of other things that you can do to increase the energy efficiency of your home — these will not only save you money but will also help our local environment.
“Even small DIY measures, such as fitting a hot water cylinder with an insulation jacket can save you £20 a year in heating and 150kg of carbon dioxide.”
The spokesperson adds: "We are already making great strides with the projects outlined within our Climate Emergency Action Plan. From investing in electric refuse collection vehicles and working to improve the energy efficiency within council buildings, to safeguarding a series of wildlife corridors across the district and increasing tree planting within the district, the council is progressing a number of major projects to help reduce carbon emissions within its own work and across the district over the coming months and years.”
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Well done Chichester District Council. This seems to be the grants, subsidies and assistance that many on this site have been calling for. I expect there will be many positive posts in response to this excellent news. This site is famous for the positive and supportive contributions from long-term, pragmatic landlords.
21,000,000 domestic EPCs now on the national database - epcregister . com
1,000,000 commercial EPCs now on the national database - about 95% of all commercial rental buildings
Domestic landlords have to pay £65 once every 10 years for an EPC. It's the lowest cost compliance inspection we have to obtain.
The robust national database is the greatest detailed survey of the country's building stock since William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book in 1086. It was used after the Grenfell Tower disaster to accurately identify all high-rise apartment blocks. This information was obtained for the Prime Minister within 60 minutes of her request.
The straightforward domestic EPC is a 'running cost' calculation. It has been since 2008. Occupiers of houses and flats firstly want to know their likely energy bills NOT carbon dioxide emissions. The certificate is very much 'fit for purpose'. It always has been. They are prepared by a nation-wide group of trained and qualified energy efficiency assessors who are audited by the Government to ensure accuracy. Have anyone on this site actually spoken to their energy assessor or paid extra for their professional advice? I have on many occasions for my rental units.
The commercial EPC is a 'carbon dioxide' calculation. The clear MEES Regs for commercial buildings has already and will continue to massively improve the UK building stock. Solely because of EPCs and MEES I have been improving my commercial rental units, with the aim to get them all up to Grade B within the next 3 years.
Hello pro EPC - bot. Good to see a slightly different reply from you today!
Meanwhile: Story in Business Insider Deutschland - Germany is planning to ration electricity as TVs and heat pumps threaten to collapse local energy grids!
It would be a much better cost effective exercise to educate on the use of energy. Though nowadays with the cost of energy a lot of people are getting a crash course in energy management.
When I moved into my property in France we had to manage with a 9KW breaker switch.
Now that was an education and food for thought!
Andy is perfectly correct. Educating people on energy usage would be far more cost effective.
When I bought my place in France we had the electric supply upgraded to 9kw and the engineer was incredulous we wanted so much. The house is fully electric - heating, cooking, hot water. A 9kw supply has always been plenty even in winter.
My experience of grants have not been good, I have found the landlord contribution to be more than we could have got the job done for ourselves, an example, a boiler replacement in 2016, my contribution was to be £1900, I got the whole job done for £1250, (boiler £750, fitting £500), even now I'm only paying £1750 for boiler replacements
Totally agree. There’s less than no real benefit in these so called ‘grants’. I have consistently found that a good local tradesman will be consistently below the ‘grant approved’ bods and produce better work too.
It’s just another ‘dressed up scam’.
Grant, in other words a scam, just like the Help to buy nonsense, the suppliers will just up their prices 💵💵 No thanks, evictions are my answer if the big “ C” comes in.
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