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The Residential Landlord Chargepoint Grant
This is the main grant for apartment buildings in 2026. The applicant is the building owner or management entity, not the individual residents.
Who can apply:
Landlords with property to let. Freeholders of apartment buildings. Right to Manage companies and Residents Management Companies. Property management companies. Housing associations and social housing providers. Local councils and public sector organisations. Charities that own or manage residential property.
What you need to qualify:
Your organisation must be registered at Companies House or VAT registered with HMRC. The property must have multiple residential dwellings. The chargepoints must be for resident use. An OZEV approved installer must complete the work. We meet all these requirements and guide you through the application.
Grant amount:
£500 per active socket installed, covering up to 75% of the eligible cost. Landlords can claim up to 200 sockets per year across their property portfolio. The rate was uplifted from £350 to £500 on 1 April 2026.
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The Flats and Renters Grant for Individual Residents
This is a separate grant for residents who want a charger at their own dedicated parking space. You do not need to wait for your building manager to act.
Who can apply:
Flat owners who live in their flat, including shared ownership. Renters of any residential property with their own dedicated parking space.
What you need to qualify:
You must live at the property. You must have your own private off street parking space. You must own, lease, or be assigned an eligible electric vehicle. One parking space for one resident qualifies.
Grant amount:
£500 per socket or 75% of cost, whichever is lower. You can claim one grant per eligible vehicle per household.
How the Two Grants Work Together
These grants serve different purposes and different people. The Residential Landlord Chargepoint Grant funds building level installations claimed by the freeholder or management company. The Flats and Renters Grant helps residents equip their own allocated spaces.
For most apartment buildings, the landlord applies for the building grant first to fund communal infrastructure and a baseline number of sockets. Individual residents then use the separate grant for their dedicated spaces as adoption grows.
A typical 20 bay apartment car park installing 10 active chargers could secure £5,000 from the landlord grant. If 5 residents apply for their own bays, that adds £2,500.
What Happened to the Previous £30,000 Grant
The Residential Landlord Infrastructure Grant capped funding at £30,000 per building and paid £500 per parking bay for cabling plus £350 per socket. It closed to new applications on 31 March 2026. There is no direct replacement for the per-building infrastructure cap. Buildings now use the Residential Landlord Chargepoint Grant, which is socket-based rather than building-capped.
If you submitted an application before 31 March, your installer has until 26 May 2026 to complete the claim.
