The Green Project

Reducing Yours and Your Tenants Carbon Footprints Step-by-Step:

• Insulate your properties

• Improve your EPC ratings

• Increase value and desirability of your properties

• Income tax savings on grant assisted insulation under the Landlords Energy Saving Allowance

According to a survey conducted after the launch of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Home Information Packs (HIPs), the average four bedroom house is getting an ´E´ rating based on the A – G energy efficiency scale, with A being the optimum energy efficiency rating and G being the least energy efficient.

With the introduction of the Home Information Packs the issue of improving a households energy efficiency has become an essential exercise to improve the saleability and capital value of a property. The installation of loft and cavity wall insulation, and renewable energy technologies not only ensures a property achieves a sound EPC rating, but can improve the value of a property and its position in the market place.

Furthermore, individual landlords (and other landlords who pay income tax) who let residential property and install fully paid for or grant assisted loft and cavity wall insulation in their properties are able to claim a deduction in their income tax bill, under theLandlords Energy Saving Allowance (LESA).

The RLA recognised Green Project has been designed to enable all households including landlords and private tenants to benefit from the installation of grant assisted or free loft and cavity wall insulation, and renewable energy solar electricity and solar hot water technologies. The Green Project actively targets each household throughout the UK through mailing campaigns and other marketing activity to raise awareness of the energy saving measures available through the project.

Through these energy saving measures the Green Project reduces households’ carbon footprints by cutting the amount of CO2 lost through their roof and walls,  or created by relying so heavily on traditional fossil fuels to heat hot water or power  the home.

All households throughout Britain are entitled to apply for the energy saving measures available through the Green Project. In order to qualify for the free loft and cavity wall insulation, one or more individuals or tenants in the household must be in receipt of a qualifying benefit – for a full list of qualifying benefits go to www.greenprojectuk.com. Grants for solar hot water system installations are available from the Low Carbon Building Programme (LCPB) and the Government´s recently introduced Feed in Tariff (FiT) entitles households to significant monetary incentives upon installation of a solar electricity system.

Grant funding services for RSLs

Under Decent Home standards, local authorities and housing associations need to ensure housing stock under their control is increasingly more energy efficient.

Securing funding and managing schemes to undertake improvements to housing stock can be a minefield - taking up valuable time not only in identifying and securing the right type of funding but thereafter managing the on-going assessment and installation process.

Those problems can be overcome and your responsibilities under Decent Homes and fuel poverty guidelines met by working with Enact.

Enact can not only access funding for Registered Social Landlords for a diverse range of energy conservation measures, but can also provide project management services to oversee the installation process.

APPLY for FREE or grant assisted loft and cavity wall insulation through the Green Project and see what you and your tenants could save!

Click here to visit the Green Project for more information on what you could save.