The Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 1992

Buildings in multiple occupation

11.—(1) An administering agency may make grants in respect of works in buildings in multiple occupation in accordance with the provisions of this regulation and regulations 12 to 14.

(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) to (5) a grant may be made in respect of work which—

(a) is of the type specified in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of regulation 5; or

(b) provides draughtproofing of the external or internal doors or windows of any room used or intended for use as a bedroom, living room or dining room.

(3) Paragraph (2) of regulation 5 shall apply to the works specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation as it applies to the works specified in regulation 5.

(4) A building in multiple occupation is not eligible for a grant in respect of work specified in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) if there is or has at any time been, during the period when the applicant has been the person in control of the building, insulation material of a thickness of more than 50 millimetres in the whole of any roof space other than insulated additional roof space.

(5) No grant shall be made unless a grant has been approved or paid pursuant to regulations 3 to 10 in respect of works in at least half of the relevant dwellings in the building in which the building in multiple occupation is situated.

(6) In this regulation “person in control” in relation to a building in multiple occupation means a person who alone or jointly with others, is—

(a) in England and Wales, a freeholder, lessee or tenant of the building and “lessee” includes a sub-lessee and “tenant” includes a sub-tenant;

(b) in Scotland an owner or tenant of the building and owner includes any person who under the Lands Clauses Acts would be enabled to sell and convey land to the promoters of an undertaking and “tenant” includes a sub-tenant;

and “relevant dwelling” means a dwelling occupied by persons who form a single household.