Workshop on Future-proofing flats: overcoming legal barriers to energy improvements in private flats
The objective of this seminar was to raise awareness and reach a common understanding of if and how freeholder/leaseholder arrangements pose a barrier to energy efficiency upgrades in England, and to identify possible solutions. Twenty five delegates attended the event including lawyers, academics; surveyors; judges from the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber); representatives of the energy efficiency industry (manufacturers and installers of energy saving measures); the government Department for Energy and Climate Change; local authorities; and representatives of property owners.
The event identified priorities for policy makers and wider stakeholders. A fuller report of the event will be published shortly, and a series of follow up workshops is planned.