Incentivising owner occupiers and residential landlords to undertake retrofit in the UK
Incentivising owner occupiers and residential landlords to undertake retrofit in the UK
In 2022, owner occupiers and private landlords are insufficiently attracted to the retrofit proposition. These sectors represent approximately 82% of the UK housing stock and contribute an estimated 25% of the UK’s total carbon footprint. Through secondary research, the advantages and disadvantages associated with retrofit are reviewed in detail alongside a range of important factors, including policy and industry guidance.
Through literature research, 17 financial models that could be used to incentivise retrofit are defined. These models can be allocated into the following four categories: government financing, borrowing, taxation, and ‘All- in Rental Agreements’.
In response to a defined list of advantages, disadvantages, case-specific variables and financial models, quantitative data is gathered from 115 owner occupiers and private landlords. As well as providing a clear ‘hierarchy of preference’ within these two sectors, the results provide valuable insight into ‘knowledge and opportunity’ and ‘affordability and financial motivation’.
retrofit, incentive, landlord, homeowner, Net-zero
85-90
University of Southampton
Handford, Tom
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Gauthier, Stephanie
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Brotas, Luisa
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Schiano-Phan, Rosa
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Gauthier, Stephanie
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Brotas, Luisa
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Schiano-Phan, Rosa
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Sukontason, Nichaphat
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Turner, Philip
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Handford, Tom
(2022)
Incentivising owner occupiers and residential landlords to undertake retrofit in the UK.
Gauthier, Stephanie, Nicol, Fergus, Brotas, Luisa, Schiano-Phan, Rosa, Sukontason, Nichaphat, Turner, Philip, Gauthier, Stephanie, Nicol, Fergus, Brotas, Luisa, Schiano-Phan, Rosa, Sukontason, Nichaphat and Turner, Philip
(eds.)
In Proceedings of the 11th Masters Conference: People and Buildings.
vol. 1,
University of Southampton.
.
(doi:10.5258/SOTON/P1097).
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Abstract
In 2022, owner occupiers and private landlords are insufficiently attracted to the retrofit proposition. These sectors represent approximately 82% of the UK housing stock and contribute an estimated 25% of the UK’s total carbon footprint. Through secondary research, the advantages and disadvantages associated with retrofit are reviewed in detail alongside a range of important factors, including policy and industry guidance.
Through literature research, 17 financial models that could be used to incentivise retrofit are defined. These models can be allocated into the following four categories: government financing, borrowing, taxation, and ‘All- in Rental Agreements’.
In response to a defined list of advantages, disadvantages, case-specific variables and financial models, quantitative data is gathered from 115 owner occupiers and private landlords. As well as providing a clear ‘hierarchy of preference’ within these two sectors, the results provide valuable insight into ‘knowledge and opportunity’ and ‘affordability and financial motivation’.
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11th Masters Conference: People and Buildings, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 2022-09-16 - 2022-09-16
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retrofit, incentive, landlord, homeowner, Net-zero
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Tom Handford
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Fergus Nicol
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Luisa Brotas
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Rosa Schiano-Phan
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Nichaphat Sukontason
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Philip Turner
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Stephanie Gauthier
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Fergus Nicol
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Luisa Brotas
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Rosa Schiano-Phan
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Nichaphat Sukontason
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Philip Turner
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