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Make a concrete upgrade proposal to your landlord

Tenants pay the energy bills but landlords own the building; a specific, costed proposal makes improvements more likely.

Flanders

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Rights & rulesLevel 2 · Quick fixCost: FreeA few hoursAsk landlordPartly uncited

Point to the improvement recommendations in the EPC (your landlord must attach a copy to the lease), the upcoming minimum label requirements, and the subsidies your landlord can use. Relatively cheap items to ask for first: a programmable room thermostat or radiator thermostats, insulation of hot-water pipes, and roof or attic insulation. No citation

Your municipality's Energiehuis gives renovation advice, free for most households.

Details

ImpactIndirect · This saves no energy by itself: it is a rule, a service, a contract, or a health or safety item. How we rate impact
Estimated savingDepends on the upgrade; insulation and glazing are the biggest levers. (confidence: low)
Who actsYou and your landlord
Needs landlord's agreementYes
TypeAction
Constant or subject to changeConstant · Good practice that barely changes with new laws, prices or services.

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Sources

  1. Energy performance certificate (EPC) for sale or rent of a dwelling · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: the landlord must attach a copy of the EPC to the lease
  2. EPC for a dwelling · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: the EPC contains recommendations to make the home more energy efficient
  3. Energiehuizen (in Dutch) · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: renovation advice, free for most households, a small fee may apply for higher incomes
    Where: section 'Waarvoor kunt u terecht in een energiehuis?'
  4. Woningkwaliteit: minimale vereisten energiezuinige woning (in Dutch) · Woningpas, Vlaamse overheid (official source) · checked on
    Backs: minimum label requirements for rental homes from 2030
    Where: section 'De energienorm'
  5. Besparen op uw energieverbruik (in Dutch) · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
    Backs: room thermostat and programmable radiator thermostats, insulating hot-water pipes, roof insulation first
    Where: sections 'Minder verwarmen?', 'Minder ruimtes verwarmen', 'Laat de ketel beter renderen' and 'Isoleer de woning rondomrond'

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