Friday 5th March 2010
Leaders, the UK's leading independently owned letting specialists, have been advising their landlords in detail about the government’s new boiler scrap page scheme to help as many as possible to benefit from it, and to help reduce their tenants’ energy bills and CO2 emissions.
The scheme, launched in January 2010, gives homeowners in England, including private landlords, the opportunity to claim £400 off the cost of a new energy efficient boiler when they replace an old G-rated boiler.
So far a significant number of Leaders’ landlords have expressed an interest in the scheme and are applying to the Energy Savings Trust to see if they will be able to benefit.
The Government estimates that upgrading a boiler can save more than £200 a year. It has also projected that replacing 125,000 G-rated boilers will save about 140,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.
Says Leaders’ managing director Paul Weller: “When the scheme was announced we emailed our landlords to advise them of the details and have offered to obtain quotes for them on replacing their old boilers. We are delighted with the response we have received and are doing all we can to encourage those who qualify to take advantage of this scheme; not only could this mean less in maintenance costs and hassle for our landlords, it will save our tenants a significant amount in energy costs and help to reduce CO2emissions, something we fully support. We have negotiated with some our gas contractors to offer additional discounts to our landlords wishing to replace their boiler under this scheme.
“At Leaders it is our priority to always stay up to date and informed on any issues or legislation that affect our landlords and tenants and to make them fully aware of their entitlements and obligations. However, not all letting agents are as aware as they ought to be about issues that affect their clients. If your letting agent has not made you aware of this scheme, we would urge you to question whether they are proactive enough in keeping you informed and looking after your interests.”
Leaders’ experienced property managers are on hand to help landlords in whatever way they can to ensure they benefit from this scheme if they are eligible and wish to do so.