Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlords

Key facts

About this grant

Summary from the official listing on Find a Grant (GOV.UK):

This grant supports landlords in installing electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at residential properties.

You can get 75% off the cost of buying and installing chargepoints up to a maximum of £500 per socket.

You can receive grants for up to 200 sockets per year.

The property must be located in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. If your property is in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, it is not eligible.

Applicants must be registered at Companies House or VAT registered.

Eligibility

Residential landlords

You or the organisation you represent are a residential landlord if you own or manage:

• a property that is let for people to live in (for example a flat)
• a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example a block of flats)
• the common or communal spaces of a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example an apartment block or a housing estate)

When residential landlords can apply

You can apply for the grant if you’re a:

• landlord with property to let
• right to manage (RTM) company or residents’ management company (RMC)
• company or person owning the freehold of a multi-unit property
• company owning a building’s common areas, including shareholders who are the leaseholders
• public sector organisation - for example government departments, local councils, the armed forces or the NHS and emergency services
• charity that manages or owns residential property
• registered social housing provider
• property management company that represents a landlord
• a property factor in Scotland

You must be a business either registered at Companies House or VAT registered with HMRC.

Property requirements

You can apply for:

• flats and houses
• apartment blocks

Your parking space

Each parking space you’re applying to install a chargepoint at must be:

• off-street, private and clearly defined - it does not have to be part of the property
• accessible to your tenant
• owned by you, or be one you have the legal right to

Some installations may need cables or parts to be placed across private or public land. You must have proof of all legal rights and permissions before work begins.

Your installer will check that the electric vehicle can charge safely in the parking space.

OZEV-authorised

You must use an OZEV-authorised installer and an eligible residential chargepoint:

• find an OZEV-authorised chargepoint installer
• see a list of eligible chargepoints

People who cannot apply

You cannot apply if:

• you live in the property
• your property is not a residential property
• you have already installed the chargepoint you are seeking funding for - the chargepoint must not be installed before OZEV confirms you are eligible for a grant
• your property is only used for holiday accommodation
• you do not have a company registration number or a VAT registration number
• you’re installing a chargepoint because of a mandatory requirement

Mandatory chargepoint or infrastructure requirement

The grant cannot be given if t

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