A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating of F and G, suggesting this may be where more landlords may be eligible for the government’s new Green Homes Grant.
InventoryBase says that with the grant intending to help landlords improve their properties, and some councils across the country rolling out fines for properties below an E rating, landlords will need to review their properties and start improving their rating to avoid losses.
Eligible landlords can obtain up to £5,000 to install insulation and improved energy efficiency or low carbon heating systems.
InventoryBase says the regions with the highest percentage of renters are London (where 52 per cent are renters), the North East (39 per cent) and Yorkshire and the Humber (37 per cent).
“The government’s commitment to improving the energy efficiency of homes with these grants will benefit landlords and their tenants alike, creating healthier homes and lowering household bills. Housing is a major contributor to our national emissions so it’s essential that more is done to bring our current housing stock up to standard” says Warrick Swift, commercial director of InventoryBase.
In these regions, the areas with the highest percentage of properties with F & G ratings are:
Region Constituency F & G Ratings % of All Ratings North East
Hexham 3,316 14.95% North East Berwick-upon-Tweed 3,939 14.26% Yorkshire & the Humber Thirsk & Malton 4,374 13.33% Yorkshire & the Humber Richmond (Yorks) 3,735 11.76% Yorkshire & the Humber Skipton & Ripon 3,112 10.93% Yorkshire & the Humber Scarborough & Whitby 3,159 9.75% Yorkshire & the Humber East Yorkshire 3,126 9.38% Yorkshire & the Humber Brigg & Goole 2,239 9.01% Yorkshire & the Humber Beverley & Holderness 2,348 8.30% North East Bishop Auckland 2,557 8.13% Yorkshire & the Humber Selby & Aintsy 2,249 7.92% Yorkshire & the Humber Halifax 2,726 7.66% Yorkshire & the Humber Calder Valley 2,158 7.63% Yorkshire & the Humber Keighley 2,239 7.50% Yorkshire & the Humber Bradford West 3,143 7.10% North East North West Durham 2,031 6.81% London Enfield North 1,982 6.61% Yorkshire & the Humber Doncaster North 2,017 6.36% Yorkshire & the Humber Bradford East 2,913 6.33% Yorkshire & the Humber Haltemprice & Howden 1,415 6.27%
Highest rates of F & G rated properties in England
Region Constituency F & G Rating % South West St Ives 6,722 22.03% North West Penrith & The Border 4,876 18.71% South West South East Cornwall 5,088 17.72% South West North Cornwall 5,547 16.85% South West Torridge & West Devon 5,403 16.83% West Midlands Ludlow 4,152 16.35% West Midlands North Herefordshire 3,747 15.54% South West Central Devon 4,188 15.28% North East Hexham 3,316 14.95% South West Cambourne & Redruth 4,309 14.68%
Source: InventoryBase/ONS
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