All Wales Empty Property Grant

The All Wales Empty Property Grant scheme is available for residents who wish to renovate a long term empty property for their own occupation.  Residents will have to live in the property for a minimum of 5 years or they will have to pay back the grant.

Grants of up to £25,000 are available to make properties safe to live in and improve their energy efficiency.  The grant is available in instalments as the work is undertaken. A minimum 15% contribution is required from the applicant.

Anyone can apply for a grant however, to qualify:

• The property must have been empty (unoccupied and substantially unfurnished) for a minimum 12-month period at the date of application and qualify as a chargeable empty property.
• A chargeable empty property is a property that has been empty (unoccupied and substantially unfurnished) for at least 6 months and is listed as a domestic property for council tax purposes. To qualify as a Chargeable empty property, a property must have been valued and banded by the Valuation Office Agency and entered on the Council Tax Valuation List. For more information, see: How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands | GOV.UK. For the purposes of the grant, the property must have been listed as a domestic property for a minimum of 12 months to qualify.
• The property must be owned, or in the process of being purchased, by the applicant at the time of application; and
• If successful, the applicant must live in the property for a minimum of 5 years post completion of the works as their main and only residence.

Further information and to make an application please visit https://www.gov.wales/apply-empty-homes-grant