Electric vehicle chargepoint and infrastructure grants for landlords

There are two grants you can get for installing chargepoints for electric vehicles (EVs) at a property you own:

an electric vehicle chargepoint grant (EV chargepoint grant)
an electric vehicle infrastructure grant (EV infrastructure grant)

You can use an infrastructure grant and a chargepoint grant on the same property.

EV chargepoint grant

An EV chargepoint grant gives you money off the cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint socket.

You can get either £350 or 75% off the cost to buy and install a socket, whichever amount is lower.

Each financial year, you can get up to:

200 grants for residential properties
100 grants for commercial properties

These can be across several properties and installations or for one property.

EV infrastructure grant

An EV infrastructure grant gives you money off the cost of wider building and installation work that’s needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets.

The work can be for sockets you want to install now and in the future. For example, an EV infrastructure grant can cover things like wiring and posts.
You can get up to £30,000 or 75% off the cost of the work. The amount depends on how many parking spaces the work covers.
You can get up to 30 infrastructure grants each financial year.
Each infrastructure grant must be used for a different property.

Who can apply?

You can only apply for a grant if:

you own or manage flats, houses, apartment blocks or business premises
the property you own or manage is in the UK (it cannot be in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man)

You can apply on behalf of a company, charity or public sector organisation, but it must be registered in the UK. The grant can only be used on existing properties. It cannot be used for buildings under construction.

The grant or grants you can apply for also depend on:

whether you’re a residential or commercial landlord
the type of property you own or manage

Residential landlords

You or the organisation you represent are a residential landlord if you own or manage:

a property that is let or leased for people to live in (for example a flat)
a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example a block of flats)
the common or communal spaces of a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example an apartment block or a housing estate)

When residential landlords can apply

You can apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant or infrastructure grant as a residential landlord if you’re:

an individual with property to let
a right to manage (RTM) company
a residents’ management company (RMC)
a company or person owning the freehold of a property
a company owning a building’s common areas, including shareholders who are the leaseholders
a property factor in Scotland
a private registered provider of social housing (PRP)
a public sector organisation – for example government departments, local councils, the armed forces or the NHS and emergency services
a charity that manages or owns residential property

You cannot apply if:

you live in the property
you only rent your property out as a holiday rental
you do not have a company registration number or a VAT registration number
you’re installing a chargepoint for a new build or because of another mandatory requirement

Extra requirements for an EV infrastructure grant

If you’re applying for an EV infrastructure grant, you must:

be using it for a property with multiple homes – for example an apartment block, or estate with buildings that share a car park
be installing at least one chargepoint socket as part of the work
carry out work on at least 5 parking spaces, so they either have chargepoint sockets or are ready to have them installed in the future

Commercial landlords

You or the organisation you represent are a commercial landlord if you own or manage property that’s leased or let to a business that pays business rates.

When commercial landlords can apply

You can apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant if you’re:

an individual with commercial property to let
a company that owns the freehold of a commercial property
a company that owns a commercial property’s common areas, with shareholders who are the leaseholders

You cannot apply for the grant if you’re installing a chargepoint for a new build with more than 10 car parking spaces or because of another mandatory requirement.

You cannot apply for the infrastructure grant if you’re a commercial landlord.

The chargepoint can only be used by the building’s staff and vehicles. It cannot be used by members of the public.

Your parking space

Each parking space you’re applying to install a chargepoint at must be:

off-street, private and clearly defined – it does not have to be part of the property.
accessible to your tenant.
owned by you, or be one you have the legal right to – you may need to provide a Land Registry title register as evidence.

Some installations may need cables or parts to be placed across private or public land. You must have proof of all legal rights and permissions before work begins.

Your installer will check that the electric vehicle can charge safely in the parking space.