Will the Green Homes Grant leave renters out in the cold?
Earlier this month, the Chancellor announced £2bn of funding through a Green Homes Grant to insulate homes. Poor insulation is a huge issue for private renters: one in 10 of us live in a home that is unacceptably cold – that’s twice the rate among home owners and social tenants.
But it’s not easy to get landlords to make these improvements – landlords have no incentive to reduce energy bills that someone else pays, and tenants have no idea how long they’ll live somewhere to benefit from better insulation.