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The benefits of HUG for landlords

If you're a landlord, you could get help improving the energy efficiency of your properties through the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG).

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HUG improves properties for landlords and tenants

Funding is available to improve the energy efficiency of privately rented properties that are off the gas network (no central heating system installed), benefiting both landlords and tenants. The funding is available from the government to reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty through the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG). The energy-saving improvements can be installed if the tenant of the property is on a qualifying means-tested benefit or has a low income and the property has a low EPC rating. With government funding, any qualifying upgrades can be installed for a third of their original cost. These energy-efficient upgrades will help reduce the running costs of your property for your tenants, helping to reduce tenant turnover.

Why choose E.ON

We're a Qualitymark-accredited installer, so your installation comes with an insurance-backed guarantee (IBG).

By installing energy-efficient upgrades, you'll increase the EPC rating of your property, making it cheaper to run.

Installing new energy-efficient upgrades will future-proof your property and protect you from any stricter net zero targets.

Get energy-efficient funding with E.ON

To qualify for funding, your tenant will need to either claim one of the listed means-tested benefits or have a household income of £36,000 or less. The property needs to be off the gas network and have an EPC rating of D or E. We can still install upgrades on your property if it has an EPC rating of F or G, but you, the landlord, will be responsible for paying for them entirely.

In some areas, household income will not be considered as part of the qualification, so please ask your tenant to apply, and our online eligibility checker will confirm if they're eligible for funding.

Find out your property's EPC rating to see if it will qualify.

If your tenant and property qualify for funding, we'll perform a retrofit assessment of the property to make sure we can install any eligible upgrades. As the landlord, you'll be required to pay a £500 deposit before the assessment. If we find your property isn't suitable for improvements, we'll return your deposit, but if you or your tenant cancel after a successful assessment, the deposit will not be refundable.

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What benefits are covered by HUG?

If your tenant is on benefits, they'll need to be claiming one of the following means-tested benefits to be eligible for funding:

Child Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Council Tax Support
Housing Benefit
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Income Support
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
Pension Credit Savings Credit
Social Fund (Sure Start Maternity Grant, Funeral Payment, Cold Weather Payment)
Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit

Energy-efficient upgrades with HUG

Depending on where your property is in the country, there are a number of different energy-efficient upgrades your tenant can qualify for if they meet the eligibility criteria. Whichever upgrade your tenant qualifies for can be installed on your property for a third of what it would cost without funding.

With funding from HUG
External wall insulation

£4,000
Cavity wall insulation

£900
Loft insulation

£310
Solar panels

£2,334
Air source heat pump

£4,667
Without funding - fully funded by the landlord
External wall insulation

£12,000¹
Cavity wall insulation

£2,700²
Loft insulation

£930³
Solar panels

£7,000⁴
Air source heat pump

£14,000⁵

Help your tenants to help you

Many private tenants apply and qualify for HUG, but once it comes to getting permission from their landlord, the process halts because a conversation hasn't taken place between the tenant and the landlord about the additional costs. Although there is a cost associated with these upgrades, with funding, the cost is a third of that without funding. Installing energy-efficient upgrades with HUG will not only increase the EPC rating of the property, it'll also help reduce energy bills for tenants. Funding* is available for landlords who have a rental portfolio of no more than four properties.

If your tenant doesn't qualify for HUG, there are a number of other energy-efficient grants that they may be eligible for, and the great thing is, our grant finder tool will do all the hard work to find out if funding is available.

Give your permission today

If you've used our grant finder tool and found that your property and tenants qualify for funding and you'd like to get started, then please complete our online landlord consent form, and we'll be in touch for your deposit and arrange the retrofit assessment.

Landlord consent form