Starting in April 2025, HM Government's Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) scheme, overseen by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), will offer low-carbon, energy-efficient retrofits to private-rented properties of all fuel types, including both off- and on-gas properties. Under this scheme, landlords can have one rental property fully funded, while subsequent properties will require a 50% contribution, with no cap on the number of properties that may be upgraded.

Portsmouth City Council have secured £3.1 million to fund solid wall insulation in Portsmouth, Gosport, and other surrounding areas. This funding is part of the Government's Green Home Grant scheme, but offers a direct link to installer. The local scheme (under the LADS umbrella - Local Authority Delivery Scheme) is run in partnership with Agility Eco, who have quality checked and on-boarded installers to support the scheme. Applying for the funding through the PCC scheme should avoid previous issues securing an installer to complete the works (as we have heard many have had issues through the voucher strand of the GHG scheme).

If you have a property that is EPC band E or worse and the tenant/s income in that property is no more than £30,000 per year, then you really need to take advantage of the Green Homes Grant. We have stated before that for most homes this appears to be targeted at too narrow a segment, but if you have a property that falls into that segment you really do need to take advantage of it.