Although London boroughs are prioritising making homes more efficient, it is proving a challenge.
The key could be within greater collaboration between leaseholders and local authorities to help residents in leasehold flats save money on energy bills, which is particularly important as 36 per cent of all homes and 62 per cent of flats in London are owned by leaseholders. London has the most leaseholder properties in the country.
London Councils has published a new report on how leasehold properties could be made more energy efficient, which also acknowledges the financial and legal difficulties that are making it difficult for leaseholders and council tenants to receive help. Making these homes warmer and greener is also putting pressure on councils’ budgets.
The new report includes guidance to support councils with resident engagement, the legal landscape, as well as support around costs.
The report recommends several policy reforms including a clearer framework for freeholder and leaseholder collaboration, better guidance on leaseholder caps, and an adjustment to funding cheeses so work on leasehold homes can be more successful; current funding doesn’t allow councils enough time to go through the leasehold consultation process, even though it is required by law.
Councillor Kieron Williams, London Councils executive member for climate, transport and environment said: “Making it easier for leaseholders to carry out improvements to their homes is an important issue for London — more than a third of all homes in the city are owned by leaseholders, including 62 per cent of all flats.
“We also have 379,000 households living in fuel poverty in London, partly due to the number of cold and poorly insulated homes in the capital. This is damaging people’s health and eating into people’s incomes.
“Today’s report sets out clear recommendations for how councils can accelerate the delivery of energy saving measures for leasehold properties, making it easier for leaseholders to make their homes greener and warmer.
“With 31 per cent of London’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, not only will these improvements lower energy bills, but they will play a vital role in achieving our goal to reduce carbon emissions across the capital.”
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