Working collaboratively with our client, Clarion Housing Group, United Living Property Services delivered a broad programme of energy improvements to 60 properties in Tonbridge, Kent, creating energy-efficient homes for residents.

In November 2020, we supported Clarion and Tonbridge & Malling District Council’s application for funding from the government’s £50 million Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Demonstrator scheme.

As a long-term partner with Clarion across their South London and Southern regions, the application for match funding included our proposal to deliver a whole-house retrofit solution to Wimpey-no-fines semi-detached and terrace houses in Tonbridge.

One of the critical requirements of the SHDF scheme was to reduce the energy demand of the properties from an existing 120 kWh/m2 to a lower value of 50 kWh/m2. This requirement would promote using a “fabric first” approach and see the property’s EPC rating improve from D to a mixture of C and B.

The energy efficiency measures delivered will ensure residents’ satisfaction and improved building energy performance, drastically reducing residents’ heating bills and providing warmer, healthier, more comfortable homes.

Clarion Housing Group will also benefit from the significant reduction in ongoing maintenance costs and increased ability of residents to pay their rent.

Over the next 30 years, this will amount to over £2.3 million worth of savings for the residents involved in our project while helping Clarion Housing Group achieve its net zero ambitions.

We are currently working to improve the energy efficiency of a further 250 properties in Tonbridge following the successful SHDF demonstrator project.