If you’re currently renting your home, it’s more than possible you won’t have the insulation or energy efficiency you might have hoped for. There is no law currently that enforced Landlords to provide you with double glazed windows or cavity wall insulation etc. Double glazing companies might see this area of the market as a potential money-maker in years to come – approaching and offering their services at special rates, but sadly not at this moment in time.
If you have a low income you might approach the “Warm Front” website. Qualifying families may be offered up to £3,500 toward loft insulation, draught proofing or glass-fronted fires. If you’re the Landlord of a rented flat or house, there is nothing to encourage the employment of double glazing companies to make the property warmer and more energy efficient. In April, 2011 nearly a thousand homes in Glasgow received a visit from double glazing companies as part of a new housing association partnership with Scottish Power. The idea was to install double glazed windows as part of a dynamic energy efficiency scheme.
Presumably a rented home may well become a home “on the market for sale”. Cavity wall insulation, low energy lighting, thermostats on radiators and loft insulation all help to get a property ready for resale or rental. It’s advisable to make energy savings to a rental property before obtaining the obligatory Government EPC certificate and sometimes the Government can help and advise.
It is always worth thinking ahead and remembering that Double glazing companies can make a real difference to your future wealth – in a good way!