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Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme

• Overview

  The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and…

• Improvements and benefits to your home

  Any household with an electricity meter (including prepayment meters) in…

• Get an assessment

  You must get your property assessed to use the Green Deal. Contact a Green…

• Getting the work done

  How you decide to get the work done will affect your options for how you…

• How to pay

  You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other…

• Moving into a property with a Green Deal

  If you move into a property with a Green Deal, the landlord or seller must…

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

• How shared ownership works

  You can buy a home through the shared ownership scheme if you cannot…

• Who can apply

  You can buy a home through shared ownership if both of the following are…

• Costs

  You’ll need to plan for all the costs when buying a home. When you’ve…

• Paying rent

  For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent to your landlord for the…

• Apply

  There are 4 steps to apply for a shared ownership home. 1. Check if you…

• Finding a shared ownership home

  There are several places where you can search for shared ownership homes…

• Repairs and home improvements

  You will need to pay for repairs and maintenance no matter what share you…

• Buying more shares ('staircasing')

  You can buy more shares in your home after you become the owner. This is…

• Selling your home

  You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own 100% of…

• Renting out all or part of your home (subletting)

  You can normally rent out (sublet) a room in the home, but you must live…

• Help and advice

  You can get free advice about how to buy a shared ownership home or…

How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.

Check if you can get free energy saving improvements to reduce your home's energy bills through the Home Upgrade Grant.

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.

Information about the Green Deal: a new way for owners and tenants to pay for home improvements.

• Updated: 20 March 2014

How to take part in research to help improve buying and selling.

• Updated: 6 July 2023

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.

Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes

Helping customers understand the energy efficiency measures available under the Green Deal & how they can maximise benefits from them

• Updated: 20 March 2014