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You let it out

Compliance drives you, the tenant gets the saving, and you fund the work. We say that plainly rather than pretending otherwise.

The load pattern

You can act on the fabric, the roof and the plant you own, and on anything that falls to you between lettings. What the tenant controls day to day is theirs, and access usually needs arranging around them.

Why that matters

The tenant pays the bill, so the tenant sees the saving. What you get is a building that stays lettable as the minimum rating rises, and a rent and void position that reflects it. Every measure in the report is marked with who pays and who saves so the split is visible before you commit.

Measures that matter most

The ones this building type tends to suit. Each is still read against your building before anything is proposed, and a measure that does not suit yours will say so.

What usually gets missed

Ratings that lapse between lettings, and service charge recoverable work treated as though it were all yours to fund. Where a tenant would carry part of the cost or part of the benefit, that belongs in the case before it goes to committee.

One thing to do

Time the work to a void or a lease event where you can, because that is when access is easiest and the rating change is worth most. Check the rating and its expiry date first, since that is what governs whether you can let at all.

Read your own buildings

Add a building and its energy data, and every measure is read against it. It costs nothing and nobody contacts you unless you ask.