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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I have read the conditions of the ''green homes grant'' and just like the green deal a complete waste of time, another non starter.
Totally agree. Even the accredited tradesmen admitted the last green deal scheme was a scam as they paid the scheme £300 for leads and hiked the price to cover this. End user always pays.
It’s hard to understand why double glazing is not considered a primary qualification. Thus to get the full 5k you are going to have to buy an expensive air source heat pump leaving very little for anything else! Does anyone have any ideas on this? Or where the Air Source heat pumps can be bought cost effectively?
The Energy Saving Trust quotes a typical system will cost £9-11k to buy and install and its the labour of the installation that's the expensive bit. I assume they have based that on an average size property so a 1 bed flat may be a bit cheaper for example. There could also be additional costs with the council as some require planning permission.
Air source heat pump. The last I heard from an installer Co was that the running cost was about 4 Kw per hr electricity. The real cost to the tenant needs to be sourced
air heat pumps are a con--just like wind turbines--
Well from what I have been told around £15k to install and very expensive to run.
I think the grants are a great idea, the problem is the system that manages them. As a current Trustmark registered builder it will cost me £1,000's to get the PAS2030 qualification I need to deliver this scheme (not the £750 quoted by government). Then the administration around the grants is so intensive I have to pay more in staff time to complete this, all of which adds to my costs. We need to buy specific insurance and pay the regulators to oversee our work which adds yet another layer of costs.
I can insulate a loft in a 4 bed house for about £850. As a comparison I asked a registered supplier to quote for the same building and it came in at £1,549. Speaks for itself really.
Invariably it is better to just sell off these dud properties that can't achieve C status even if a partial grant is available.
It will be nowhere near enough.
Payback will be decades.
Just not worth it.
At the moment not many in the market are aware of the importance of EPC C status.
Get those dud properties sold while ignorance still reigns!
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