What is the EPC improvements cost cap?

The government energy improvement cost cap means you will never be required to spend more than £3,500 (including VAT) on energy efficiency improvements.

If you cannot improve your property to EPC E for £3,500 or less, you should make all the improvements which can be made up to that amount, then register an ‘all improvements made’ exemption.

A good way to improve to your property is through third-party funding.

If you are able to secure third-party funding to cover the full cost of improving your property to EPC E, you can use this and you don’t need to invest your own funding:

·        the cost cap does not apply

·        you should make use of all the funding you secure to get your property to band E, or if possible higher. Funding can include:

·        Energy Company Obligation (ECO)

·        local authority grants

·        Green Deal finance