Registered Office Address:

Housemartins Independent
Estate Agents Ltd.

Estate Agents Ltd
37 Plough Way
Surrey Quays
London
SE16 2LS

Tel: 020 7231 5656
Fax: 020 7231 0535

Housemartins Brockley

The Tea Factory
100-106 Endwell Road
Brockley
London
SE4 2LX

Tel: 0208 691 9649

Company Number: 3866296

Improvement Grants

Improvements grants used to be available through local councils to help with the cost of improving run-down homes to bring them up to a decent standard. These days this single scheme has been replaced by a number of more specific grants for closely defined purposes, for example, for those with physical disabilities, or to improve the energy efficiency rating of a property.

They are all discretionary grants and in each case subject to an appropriate means test. In theory they can be claimed by any home owner, landlord or tenant. In practice as councils have few funds to allocate most set strict criteria and little money is actually available.

The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 defines the various types of assistance still available. These include house renovation grants; common parts grants; HMO grants; disabled facilities grants; home repair assistance; group repair schemes; and relocation grants. The conditions and qualifications vary while the legislation gives local authorities considerable individual discretion. If you think you may qualify for assistance under any heading, we suggest you talk to the Local Council for initial advice.