If you live in a property and pay rent to a landlord then you are probably a private tenant. Typically private tenants will pay rent on a monthly or weekly basis and may be required to pay an annual service charge and/or ground rent if the property is a leasehold.
Portsmouth City Council works closely with the Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP for short) to offer eligible residents a completely FREE energy and money saving service.
If you have a household income of £30,000 or less, you can get free solar PV, solid wall insulation and air source heat pumps. Your landlord will be required to make a contribution.
Eligible Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant residents are being offered free gas central heating systems and installation as part of a new Portsmouth City Council initiative.
Did you know that your water use at home contributes to your energy bill?
Changing the way you use water can reduce your energy usage significantly and reduce your bills.
Your landlord must ensure that your property meets the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard, or MEES for short. It’s the law.
We have teamed up with uSwitch to get Portsmouth residents switched on to saving money on energy bills.
It’s quick and easy to compare different gas and electricity suppliers to help find the cheapest energy prices. Switch to a better deal and cut the cost of your bills. It really is that straight forward with uSwitch taking care of the switch process, so you don’t have to!
CYNTHIA
Through a number of partnerships Portsmouth City Council were able to offer Cynthia expert advice which lead to a number of energy saving measures being offered at no cost.
This included:
“I’m so happy with my new heating system, the installers have worked miracles. I can’t tell you enough how brilliant the whole process was, they were lovely people. I’d give the scheme 15 out of 10” – Cynthia
In total Cynthia received £4,200 worth of home energy improvements which deliver her an annual saving of £3,740 including increased income.