Nearly £41 million to be invested in upgrading energy efficiency of almost 2,000 homes

We’ll be investing around £41 million to upgrade the energy efficiency of nearly 2,000 homes.

We were recently provisionally awarded £20.3 million as part of wave 3 of the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund, which we’ll match-fund.

The money will be used to deliver energy efficiency improvements to 1,950 of our homes across the Midlands and east of England in counties such as Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

Energy efficiency improvement measures such as internal, external and cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, new doors and windows and low carbon heating upgrades could be installed in the homes to bring them up to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C.

The investment follows our successful wave 2.1 project which saw £16 million invested in 750 homes.

Marcus Keys, Chief Development & Commercial Officer, said: “Sustainability and energy efficiency are key focuses for us as an organisation, so to be able to invest a large amount of money into improving nearly 2,000 homes is a major piece of work for us.

“Combined with the work we’ve done as part of wave 2.1 of the programme, we’ll have improved the energy efficiency of 2,700 of our homes, which demonstrates our commitment to providing warm, safe and secure homes for our customers.

“We’ll work closely with our customers who live in the homes we’re looking to improve and ensure they’re informed about and happy with the planned work.”

We’ll continue to work closely with Morgan Sindall Property Services to deliver our wave 3 programme.

Fallon Warren, Head of Environment and Sustainability, added: “We’ve got a strong relationship with Morgan Sindall Property Services and the results from wave 2.1 of the project have been amazing, with customers already seeing the benefits of the energy efficiency improvements made to their homes.

“By completing this work, we’re putting customers at the heart of what we do by helping to improve their health and wellbeing and doing our bit to tackle fuel poverty.

“I’m pleased to have finalised the delivery programme for wave 3 so we know exactly how many homes we’ll be able to complete work on. We’ll also begin engaging with the customers living in these properties so they’re kept up-to-date and informed on everything we plan to do.

“I’m looking forward to getting started on this wave and really making a difference for our customers and improving their homes.”

Mustafa Mustafa Head of Decarbonisation at Morgan Sindall Property Services, added: “This is a fantastic opportunity to continue our partnership with Amplius and support in delivering their net zero targets, which we have already achieved success as part of the SHF programme 2.1.

“Our bespoke retrofit programme has already enhanced the energy efficiency of nearly 600 homes across five regions: Northeast Lincolnshire, Rutland, King’s Lynn, Nottinghamshire, and North Northamptonshire.

“We look forward to working with even more residents, to improve their living conditions and energy efficiency of their homes.”