How to use the EPC Upgrade Cost Planner: full video tutorial
Estimate the cost of works to bring a rental home up to EPC C, compare it with spending caps and see measures by cost. Educational.
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Rented homes in England and Wales are set to need EPC C from 1 October 2030. This full guide walks you through every box and result in the Property Clues EPC Upgrade Cost Planner, using a worked example: an EPC E property worth £185,000.
What you'll learn
- Entering the current EPC band, score, property value and the score after works
- Choosing insulation, heating and lighting works, adding your own, and grants
- The upgrade cost against the property value and the £10,000 cap
- Where the money goes, and putting the lowest-cost measures first
- Checking the expected score against today’s E minimum and C from 2030
Chapters
- EPC C for £5,370, inside the £10,000 cap (example)
- Finding your way around
- The property
- Choosing the works
- The headline figures
- Where the money goes
- Lowest-cost measures first
- Your EPC score and the rules
- What if the walls are solid?
- What if you choose a heat pump?
- Other grants and months of rent
- Getting the most from the plan
- Reading your EPC certificate
- Saving and recap
Figures in the video are a worked example. Property Clues tools are educational calculators and checklists, not financial, tax, mortgage or legal advice. Speak to a qualified adviser about your own situation. The voice in the video is AI-generated.