Home Energy Scotland

Kenneth Fraser

Technical Advisor – Private Sector Landlords

Home Energy Scotland

• Scottish Government Funded• Managed by the Energy Saving Trust

Free and Impartial Advice• What is available?

Grants, Schemes & Loans

Free property visit for audit and recommendation report

Help you take advantage

Why Make Energy Efficiency Improvements?

• A chance to increase the value of the property

• Make the property more attractive to prospective tenants

• Less tenant turnover

• Lowers energy bills for tenants

• Lowers carbon emissions

• Improve EPC rating of the property

• Interest free loan available of £1,000 - £100,000• 4 year payback for energy efficiency measure• 8 year payback for renewable measure (5% Interest)• Measure must be recommended on a Qualifying Report

• Green Deal Assessment• EPC in certain cases

• Include in application that you have looked at the option of Green Deal finance

Small Business Loan

• Up to £5,000 available interest free• Paid back over 5 years• Loan can cover both connection and cost of the central heating system• No Green Deal Assessment required• Must install Energy Saving Trust recommended boiler

Gas Infill Loan

The Green Deal

• UK Government initiative that went live in January 2013

• Financing mechanism to allow energy efficiency measures to be installed at no up front cost

• Cost recovered through the savings on the energy bill

• 450 live plans in Scotland so far

The Customer Journey

Customer interest

Assessment Quote Accept quoteInstallation &

after

Can happen at the same visit

impartial assessors work

out what households

need

Customers choose what work they want

done

Quotes are personal and include subsidies

Installers

Costs charged to electricity bill

Stays with home if move

Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (Tenant support)

The Scottish Government Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland are open to people across Scotland.  • The Scottish Government funds measures under the

Energy Assistance Scheme • Energy Suppliers fund measures under the Affordable Warmth Scheme.

Please note that from March 2014 the majority of Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland Affordable Warmth scheme are temporarily paused.

• Energy efficiency improvements are also on offer to thousands of households within certain areas across Scotland. If you have a property in one of these locations then a range of different funding could support solid wall or under floor insulation installations.

How can we help?

Free & Impartial Advice

• We provide one-to-one independent, impartial advice specifically for private sector landlords. This is a free service as it’s funded by the Scottish Government. This can be a practical on-site energy audit of your private let or discussions over the phone/email

• Freephone Advice Centre Support

Questions?

Thank You