Published: 29 March 2022

London Borough of Camden Private Sector Landlords Grants

1. Landlords Security Grant

Grant assistance to encourage landlords and freeholders to improve domestic security in their properties.

Maximum grant amount

• £500 per let for approved security measures.
• £5,000 per building for approved security measures; whichever is the lesser amount.

  Eligible works for approved security measures

• Communal intercom door entry system must extend to all lets within the building.
• Video security systems
• Window and door locks
• Approved door viewers
• Letterbox shrouds
• London and Birmingham bars

  Conditions

• Where the premises are liable for licensing under Part 2 or 3 of the Housing Act, the premises are licensed.
• At completion of the works the landlord must be a member of the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme

2. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Support Grant

Grant assistance to support landlords to improve the energy efficiency of properties to band C where the property has an existing energy performance certificate rating of band D to G.

Maximum grant

• Match fund landlord contribution (excluding any other external funding), subject to a maximum of £10,000 per building.

Eligible works for MEES support grant

• Any works recommended via:

  - Valid energy performance certificate (EPC should be ideally no  more than 24 months old); and/or

-Through whole house PAS2035 retrofit plan (for properties where EPC is not required, e.g. House in Multiple Occupation). Any works to be overseen by a retrofit coordinator.

Conditions

• On completion of the works the property will achieve a rating of at least band C.
• Grant assistance will not be available where works are covered by a scheme provided by an organisation other than Camden.
• No grant assistance will be available where a notice requiring works to be carried out for excess cold has been served under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004, unless a complete application is received before the start date of works, as detailed in the statutory notice.
• Gas central heating boilers to have a minimum seasonal efficiency of 90% and to have Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emissions of 40mg/kWh or less.
• A certificate of future occupation is required for renting for 5 years.
• Where applicable the landlord must complete the HMO Certificate.
• Property must comply with Camden’s HMO standards, where applicable.
• Where the premises are liable for licensing under Part 2 or 3 of the Housing Act, the premises are licensed.
• At completion of the works the landlord must be a member of the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme

3.  Landlord Empty Property Grant

Grant assistance to increase the supply of residential accommodation and encourage the owners of properties that have been empty for a significant period of time to bring them into residential use. It is a condition of the grant that the property must not have been intentionally left vacant for at least 12 months prior to the date of application.

Maximum Grant Amount – up to

• £15,000 – per bedsit and/or studio and/or one bedroom dwelling
• £30,000 – per two-bedroom single household dwelling
• £40,000 – per three-bedroom single household dwelling or larger
• £80,000 – per building; Whichever is the lesser amount

Eligible Works

• All necessary works required so that at completion the property will comply with Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 and be a Decent Home.

Eligible Applicants

• Applicants must have an owner’s interest in the premises, and where the owner's interest is leasehold, the lease must have at least 10 years remaining at approval.

Conditions

• The owner must sign an agreement with the Council and to make the accommodation available for letting by Camden’s Housing Department nominated tenants. If the accommodation is not required by the Councils Housing Department, it must be let at the Local Housing Allowance rent level for the 3-year period.
• The property, whether residential or commercial, must not have been intentionally left vacant for at least 12 months prior to the date of application.
• At completion of the works the landlord must be a member of the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme & London Rental Standard (LRS)
• Property complies with Camden’s HMO standards where applicable.
• Works must be undertaken to bring the property up to Part L of the current Building Regulations if practicable.
• Applicants MUST have planning approval or change or established use certificates prior to making an application.
• The grant must be repaid in full if the dwelling is sold within 3 years.
• There can be no further grant awarded for works to the property except for a landlord application for DFG where the tenant is eligible, within 10 years of completion of works.
• Where the premises are liable for licensing under Part 2 or 3 of the Housing Act, the premises are licensed.
• At completion of the works the landlord must be a member of the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme
• The property does not contain any Category 1 hazards under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 and be a decent home.