Frequently Asked Questions
Discover answers to commonly asked questions about improving your property's EPC rating with eco-Landlord.
Get insights on energy efficiency solutions, grants, and financial support to enhance your property's energy efficiency.
eco-Landlord is your one-stop shop designed to help landlords like you to improve your properties' EPC ratings. From helping you understand their current EPC ratings, identify the work that needs to be completed to upgrade your properties, build a personalised retrofit plan, discover any potential grants and finance options, and connect with a panel of qualified installers to complete the work. A final revised EPC will then be undertaken to confirm the success of the upgrades.
Upgrading energy efficiency not only ensures compliance with upcoming regulations requiring a minimum EPC rating of C by 2030 (new tenancies by 2028), but also contributes to the national net-zero goals, helps reduce tenant energy bills, attracts eco-conscious tenants and future-proofs your properties.
eco-Landlord is designed specially for landlords, guiding you through every step to improve your property's EPC rating. From onboarding your entire portfolio quickly to managing all your properties from a single dashboard, the platform streamlines the process. You'll get insights into your current EPC, develop a personalised retrofit plan, explore grant and finance options, connect with our nationwide panel of qualified installers, and a final revised EPC will then be undertaken to confirm the success of the upgrades. All from one hassle-free platform.
Yes, eco-Landlord is designed to support both individual landlords and portfolio landlords with multiple properties. Our platform can scale to meet the needs of various property sizes and types, providing tailored solutions for each.
eco-Landlord guides landlords through every step: understanding current EPC ratings, identifying required improvements, finding grants and finance options, matching with qualified installers, and completing a revised EPC post-upgrades.
Depending on your property's current condition, eco-Landlord will guide you on the most effective upgrades to help you reach your target EPC rating. These may include insulation (loft, wall, and floor), double or triple glazing, modern heating systems like efficient boilers or heat pumps, smart heating controls, solar PV panels, battery storage, and LED lighting. Every recommendation is tailored to your property’s needs. Recommendations may include insulation (loft, wall, floor), double/triple glazing, heating upgrades (boilers, heat pumps), smart heating controls, solar PV panels, battery storage, and LED lighting.
Yes, landlords are welcome to use their own installers if they prefer. However, eco-Landlord also connects you with a panel of qualified installers across the UK, giving you more options to get the job done efficiently and to the highest standards.
Properties with EPC ratings of D or below benefit most, particularly those with older heating systems or insufficient insulation. Whether you own a single rental property or manage a growing portfolio, eco-Landlord is built to support your upgrade journey.
Yes, eco-Landlord is suitable for all landlords, whether they own one property or manage a large portfolio.
eco-Landlord identifies available grants and can support access to more financing options where upgrades require additional funding.
Yes, eco-Landlord helps landlords discover various schemes, including the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), ECO4, Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) and Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG), and more.
Timelines vary depending on property type and scope of work, but early planning is encouraged due to high demand for qualified installers and approaching regulatory deadlines.
Absolutely. eco-Landlord creates a personalised retrofit plan based on each property’s unique situation and retrofit goal.
After the retrofit works are completed, a final revised EPC will then be undertaken to confirm the success of the upgrades.
Feedback and suggestions are welcome via the contact us form on the website. eco-Landlord values user input to continually improve its service.
We offer a holistic approach tailored specifically for landlords, integrating assessments, installer networks, financing options, and post-installation EPC rating assessment.