Grant for making rented homes more sustainable Leeuwarden Oost
Are you a private landlord and renting out a poorly insulated property with a low WOZ value? If so, there may be a grant to have the windows, roof, floor and walls of this house insulated. This scheme applies to the districts: Bilgaard, Vrijheidswijk, Oud-Oost and Heechterp-Schieringen.
Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download the Application Form for the Grant Scheme for making rented homes more sustainable and complete it. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
What can you get a grant for?
- facade insulation
- cavity wall insulation
- roof or attic insulation
- floor or ground insulation
- HR++ glass/triple glass, insulated frame panel or an insulated door and door frame. No grants are available for new (plastic) window frames. If you are buying new glass and new window frames, we will need an offer in which the costs for only the glass are stated separately.
- energy-efficient ventilation measure (only in combination with another measure)
For this grant, you need an insulation plan. You can obtain a grant for the first 2 insulation measures for the rented property listed in this insulation plan. If funds remain after you have implemented the first 2 measures, you can also apply for a grant for other insulation measures from the insulation plan. For the insulation plan, go to the website Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen.
Conditions for external roof insulation and cavity wall insulation
Additional rules apply for insulating roofs and walls. This is because homes may be inhabited by animals, such as bats. These animals must be protected when installing insulation.
- For cavity wall insulation in ground-level homes (such as single-family homes), an eDNA analysis must be carried out.
- For homes that are not ground-level homes (such as maisonettes, apartments and flats), an environment and planning permit is required. This applies for both cavity wall insulation and external roof insulation.
More information
Would you like to learn more about eDNA analysis and what is permitted when installing insulation? Go to the website of the Province of Friesland.
Grant conditions
- The rental property is located in 1 of the following districts:
- Bilgaard: the postcode starts with 8918.
- Oud-Oost: the postcode starts with 8921 or 8922.
- Vrijheidswijk: the postcode starts with 8923.
- Heechterp and Schieringen: the postcode starts with 8924.
- The WOZ value of your rented home is € 170,000 or lower (reference date 1-1-2020). Check the WOZ value of the property on the WOZ-waardeloket website.
- If the property is in a row of at least 3 houses, the WOZ value can sometimes be up to €190,000 on reference date 1-1-2020. At least half the houses in the row must have WOZ value of less than € 170,000 (as of 1-1-2020). Houses in the row must also apply for and receive this grant. In that case, contact the local authority about the rules.
- The rented property’s energy label is C/D/E/F or G. Or the property has no energy label. Does the property have energy label A or B? If so, the property is not eligible for this grant. Check the energy label on the EP-online website.
- You must have the measures carried out according to the mandatory insulation plan.
- Implement at least 2 measures from the mandatory insulation plan. These should be the 2 measures mentioned first. If funds remain after you have implemented the first 2 measures, you can also apply for a grant for other insulation measures from the insulation plan.
- You must have a company implement the measures (no DIY). You do not yourself work at this company and/or you are not a (co-)owner of this company.
- This grant or the Leeuwarden East sustainability pilot grant has not been used before for this property. This applies even if a previous occupant has already used this grant.
- It must concern a ground-level home. This type of home is built directly on the ground and usually has its own garden or outdoor space. It cannot be an apartment or upstairs flat.
- You must hand in a filled out and signed minimis declaration together with your application. You can find the former on the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
- Where the property concerns a listed building, you must hand in the required environmental permit for implementing this measure or these measures to the listed building.
- Take pictures while implementing the measures and afterwards. These are necessary for drawing up a new energy label.
Home insulation after 1 January 2024
If you insulated your home after 1 January 2024, all or some of the costs may be reimbursed to you. You need an insulation plan for this. Go to the Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen (Leeuwarden helps improve sustainability) website. In the insulation plan, you describe what the situation was like before you began insulating your home.
Amount of the grant
The grant is 50% of the cost you receive a grant for. The maximum amount is €12,000 per property. Once you have applied for the grant, you will receive confirmation that we have received it. We will get back to you within eight weeks.
What should you do once the insulation measures have been implemented?
Upon receiving the grant, you will receive a form to reclaim costs. Fill in the form, send it and attach the invoices. Invoices for insulation should not be more than 4 weeks old.
Laws and regulations
The following regulations can be found on the Overheid.nl website.
- Grant Scheme for Sustainability of Rental Housing Leeuwarden-Oost.
Questions or more information
More information on subjects such as grants, tips and advice is available on the Energieloket Leeuwarden website. If you have any other questions, contact the City of Leeuwarden.
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Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download the Application Form for the Grant Scheme for making rented homes more sustainable and complete it. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
What can you get a grant for?
- facade insulation
- cavity wall insulation
- roof or attic insulation
- floor or ground insulation
- HR++ glass/triple glass, insulated frame panel or an insulated door and door frame. No grants are available for new (plastic) window frames. If you are buying new glass and new window frames, we will need an offer in which the costs for only the glass are stated separately.
- energy-efficient ventilation measure (only in combination with another measure)
For this grant, you need an insulation plan. You can obtain a grant for the first 2 insulation measures for the rented property listed in this insulation plan. If funds remain after you have implemented the first 2 measures, you can also apply for a grant for other insulation measures from the insulation plan. For the insulation plan, go to the website Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen.
Conditions for external roof insulation and cavity wall insulation
Additional rules apply for insulating roofs and walls. This is because homes may be inhabited by animals, such as bats. These animals must be protected when installing insulation.
- For cavity wall insulation in ground-level homes (such as single-family homes), an eDNA analysis must be carried out.
- For homes that are not ground-level homes (such as maisonettes, apartments and flats), an environment and planning permit is required. This applies for both cavity wall insulation and external roof insulation.
More information
Would you like to learn more about eDNA analysis and what is permitted when installing insulation? Go to the website of the Province of Friesland.
Grant conditions
- The rental property is located in 1 of the following districts:
- Bilgaard: the postcode starts with 8918.
- Oud-Oost: the postcode starts with 8921 or 8922.
- Vrijheidswijk: the postcode starts with 8923.
- Heechterp and Schieringen: the postcode starts with 8924.
- The WOZ value of your rented home is € 170,000 or lower (reference date 1-1-2020). Check the WOZ value of the property on the WOZ-waardeloket website.
- If the property is in a row of at least 3 houses, the WOZ value can sometimes be up to €190,000 on reference date 1-1-2020. At least half the houses in the row must have WOZ value of less than € 170,000 (as of 1-1-2020). Houses in the row must also apply for and receive this grant. In that case, contact the local authority about the rules.
- The rented property’s energy label is C/D/E/F or G. Or the property has no energy label. Does the property have energy label A or B? If so, the property is not eligible for this grant. Check the energy label on the EP-online website.
- You must have the measures carried out according to the mandatory insulation plan.
- Implement at least 2 measures from the mandatory insulation plan. These should be the 2 measures mentioned first. If funds remain after you have implemented the first 2 measures, you can also apply for a grant for other insulation measures from the insulation plan.
- You must have a company implement the measures (no DIY). You do not yourself work at this company and/or you are not a (co-)owner of this company.
- This grant or the Leeuwarden East sustainability pilot grant has not been used before for this property. This applies even if a previous occupant has already used this grant.
- It must concern a ground-level home. This type of home is built directly on the ground and usually has its own garden or outdoor space. It cannot be an apartment or upstairs flat.
- You must hand in a filled out and signed minimis declaration together with your application. You can find the former on the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
- Where the property concerns a listed building, you must hand in the required environmental permit for implementing this measure or these measures to the listed building.
- Take pictures while implementing the measures and afterwards. These are necessary for drawing up a new energy label.
Home insulation after 1 January 2024
If you insulated your home after 1 January 2024, all or some of the costs may be reimbursed to you. You need an insulation plan for this. Go to the Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen (Leeuwarden helps improve sustainability) website. In the insulation plan, you describe what the situation was like before you began insulating your home.
Amount of the grant
The grant is 50% of the cost you receive a grant for. The maximum amount is €12,000 per property. Once you have applied for the grant, you will receive confirmation that we have received it. We will get back to you within eight weeks.
What should you do once the insulation measures have been implemented?
Upon receiving the grant, you will receive a form to reclaim costs. Fill in the form, send it and attach the invoices. Invoices for insulation should not be more than 4 weeks old.
Laws and regulations
The following regulations can be found on the Overheid.nl website.
- Grant Scheme for Sustainability of Rental Housing Leeuwarden-Oost.
Questions or more information
More information on subjects such as grants, tips and advice is available on the Energieloket Leeuwarden website. If you have any other questions, contact the City of Leeuwarden.