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Landlord EV Charger Grant 2026: What You Can Claim
The landlord EV charger grant covers 75% of supply and installation, up to £500 per socket and 200 sockets a year. Who qualifies and how to claim in 2026.
By Evova · Published
Yes — residential landlords can get a government grant towards EV charger installation, and it is more generous than most landlords realise. The EV chargepoint grant for landlords covers 75% of the cost of buying and installing a chargepoint, capped at £500 per socket (raised from £350 on 1 April 2026), and you can claim for up to 200 sockets per year — spread across multiple properties or concentrated at one site. The scheme is funded until at least 31 March 2027 (last checked July 2026; see GOV.UK). One wrinkle catches people out: unlike the grant for renters and flat owners, where the installer handles the whole application on the occupant’s behalf, for the landlord grant you apply yourself through the government’s online service — your installer then submits the final claim once the work is done.
Who qualifies — and who doesn’t
The list of eligible applicants is broad: individual private landlords, Right to Manage companies, Residents’ Management Companies, freeholders of multi-unit buildings, registered social housing providers, public sector bodies, charities managing residential property, and property management companies acting for a landlord. The condition attached is that the applicant must be registered at Companies House, VAT registered with HMRC, or be a public sector body, charity or registered social housing provider — worth checking which applies to you before you start.
The property side matters too. The parking must be off-street, private and clearly defined, accessible to your tenants, and owned by you or covered by legal rights you hold. And you must not install the chargepoint before OZEV confirms your eligibility.
Four things are excluded outright: non-residential properties, any property you live in yourself, property used only for holiday accommodation, and any property where the chargepoint was already required for regulatory compliance — new builds covered by building regulations being the common case.
Residential lets only — commercial lets lost their route in April 2026
There used to be a parallel grant for commercial landlords. It closed to applications on 31 March 2026, along with the residential landlord infrastructure grant that helped fund cabling for future sockets. Since April 2026, the residential landlord chargepoint grant is the only landlord route left.
If your tenant is a business in a shop, office or unit, the alternative is that they may be able to claim under the Workplace Charging Scheme at their own premises — up to £500 per socket for up to 40 sockets. Our guide to the Workplace Charging Scheme covers how that works.
| Grant route | Who applies | Worth (last checked July 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord chargepoint grant | The landlord — installer submits the final claim | Up to £500 per socket, 200 sockets/year |
| Renters & flat owners grant | The installer, on the occupant’s behalf | Up to £500 per socket |
| On-street parking grant (cross-pavement) | The installer, on the household’s behalf | Up to £500 |
| Workplace Charging Scheme | The business, charity or public body | Up to £500 per socket, 40 sockets |
| Commercial landlord grant | — | Closed 31 March 2026 |
The full picture, including the separate schools scheme, is in our guide to the EV chargepoint grant.
How to apply — you apply, your installer claims
The sequence matters, because getting it wrong can cost you the grant:
- Agree the work with an OZEV-authorised installer first — their dated quote forms part of your application. You can find an installer near the property or request a free quote.
- Apply through the government’s online grant service with your evidence: the installer’s quote, a dated insurance policy showing the property address and that it is rented out, and — if you’re the freeholder of a multi-unit building — the Land Registry title showing you are the freeholder.
- Wait for OZEV to confirm eligibility before any work starts. Since the schemes moved to a new platform on 1 April 2026, OZEV initially estimates up to 10 working days to assess applications and claims.
- The installer completes the job and claims the grant on your behalf, submitting evidence of the finished installation.
A property management company can run the application for you if it’s authorised to act on your behalf, which is often the practical route across a larger portfolio.
Costs, tax treatment and why now
Checkatrade’s 2026 cost guide puts a typical fully fitted 7kW home installation at around £1,000 including the charger and labour — so roughly £500 after the grant. What pushes a job above that: consumer unit work, long cable runs to a distant parking space, or trenching. The installer you choose will check your supply and consumer unit as part of the quote, and handles the network paperwork: where the property’s maximum demand stays at or below 60A, they simply notify the network operator within 28 days of installation; above that, they apply before installing and the operator responds within 10 working days.
On tax: a 100% first-year capital allowance for chargepoint expenditure currently runs to 31 March 2027 for Corporation Tax and 5 April 2027 for Income Tax. How that interacts with your ownership structure is a question for your accountant — we don’t give tax advice.
Do tenants actually want this? Demand is heading one way. Under the ZEV mandate, 33% of new cars sold in 2026 must be zero emission, with the required share rising each year to 80% by 2030 — so a growing share of prospective tenants will arrive with an EV and ask where it plugs in. The disruption per property is small — a typical 7kW install is a single 2-4 hour visit — and for a rental an untethered (socket-only) unit is often the pragmatic choice; our guide to tethered vs untethered chargers covers the trade-offs.
Grant rules, rates and deadlines change. The figures here were last checked in July 2026 against GOV.UK’s EV chargepoint grant pages, which are the official source — if they’ve moved on since, trust GOV.UK.