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The Residential Landlord Chargepoint Grant
The Residential Landlord Chargepoint Grant is the main funding route for apartment buildings in 2026. It pays £500 per socket installed, covering up to 75% of the eligible cost. The rate was uplifted from £350 to £500 on 1 April 2026.
Freeholders, residential landlords, Right to Manage companies, Residents Management Companies, housing associations, and property managers can all apply. The applicant must own or manage the property and have permission to install charging.
Landlords with multiple buildings can claim up to 200 sockets per year across all properties. This makes the grant well suited to portfolio operators electrifying multiple sites in phases.
The grant is paid directly to your installer, who deducts it from your invoice. You see the reduced price from day one. It is open to new applications until 31 March 2027.
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The Flats and Renters Grant
Individual residents with their own dedicated parking bay can separately claim the Flats and Renters Grant. It pays £500 per socket for one charger at the resident’s own bay.
This works alongside the building-level grant. A 20 bay block where the freeholder installs 10 communal sockets and 5 residents each install their own bay grants would receive £5,000 from the landlord grant and £2,500 from resident grants, totalling £7,500.
The resident applies directly through the OZEV portal. We coordinate the timing so both grant streams stack on the same project.
What Happened to the Residential Landlord Infrastructure Grant
The Residential Landlord Infrastructure Grant covered up to £30,000 per building, paying £500 per parking bay for cabling and infrastructure plus £350 per active socket. It was the main grant for larger residential car parks.
This grant closed to new applications on 31 March 2026. There is no direct replacement for the per-building infrastructure cap.
If you submitted an application before 31 March, your installer has until 26 May 2026 to complete the claim, with a final resubmission deadline of 6 July 2026.
How the Active Grants Work in Practice
A typical 20 bay apartment car park installing 10 active chargers receives £5,000 in landlord grant funding (10 sockets × £500). If 5 residents apply for their own bay grants, that adds £2,500.
For larger buildings, the 200 socket annual cap allows phased electrification across the portfolio. A landlord installing 25 sockets at each of 8 buildings can claim the full 200 sockets at £500, totalling £100,000.
We handle the entire application process for both schemes. You see the grant value applied directly to your quote.
