Grant for making rented homes more sustainable Leeuwarden Oost
Are you a private landlord and renting out a poorly insulated property with a low WOZ value? If so, there may be a grant to have the windows, roof, floor and walls of this house insulated. This scheme applies to the districts: Bilgaard, Vrijheidswijk, Oud-Oost and Heechterp-Schieringen.
Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download the Application Form for the Grant Scheme for making rented homes more sustainable and complete it. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
What can you get a subsidy for?
- facade insulation
- cavity wall insulation
- roof or attic insulation
- floor or ground insulation
- HR++ glass/triple glass, insulated frame panel or an insulated door and door frame
- energy-efficient ventilation measure (only in combination with another measure)
For this grant, you need an insulation plan. You can obtain a grant for the insulation measures for the rented property listed in this insulation plan. For the insulation plan, go to the website Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen.
Additional conditions for roof insulation and cavity wall insulation
Roof insulation and cavity wall insulation must be nature-friendly. For example, there could be bats living in your wall. We want to protect them during the insulation work. The additional conditions are:
- You choose an insulation company that works with the ‘nature-friendly insulation’ method.
- For companies and more information on this subject, visit the Natuurvriendelijk Isoleren.
Grant conditions
- The rental property is located in 1 of the following districts:
- Bilgaard: the postcode starts with 8918.
- Oud-Oost: the postcode starts with 8921 or 8922.
- Vrijheidswijk: the postcode starts with 8923.
- Heechterp and Schieringen: the postcode starts with 8924.
- The WOZ value of your rented home is € 170,000 or lower (reference date 1-1-2020). Check the WOZ value of the property on the WOZ-waardeloket website.
- If the property is in a row of at least 3 houses, the WOZ value can sometimes be up to €190,000 on reference date 1-1-2020. In that case, contact the local authority about the rules.
- The rented property’s energy label is C/D/E/F or G. Or the property has no energy label. Does the property have energy label A or B? If so, the property is not eligible for this grant. Check the energy label on the EP-online website.
- You must have the measures carried out according to the mandatory insulation plan.
- Implement at least 2 measures from the mandatory insulation plan. These should be the 2 measures mentioned first.
- You must have the measures implemented by a company. You do not yourself work at this company and/or you are not a (co-)owner of this company.
- This grant or the Leeuwarden East sustainability pilot grant has not been used before for this property. This applies even if a previous occupant has already used this grant.
- The insulation measures must still be implemented after 1 January 2024.
Amount of the grant
The grant is 50% of the cost you receive a grant for. The maximum amount is €12,000 per property.
What should you do once the insulation measures have been implemented?
Upon receiving the grant, you will receive a form to reclaim costs. Fill in the form, send it and attach the invoices. Invoices for insulation should not be more than 4 weeks old.
Laws and regulations
The following regulations can be found on the Overheid.nl website.
- Subsidy Scheme for Sustainability of Rental Housing Leeuwarden-Oost.
Questions or more information
More information on subjects such as grants, tips and advice is available on the Energieloket Leeuwarden website. If you have any other questions, contact the City of Leeuwarden.
Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download the Application Form for the Grant Scheme for making rented homes more sustainable and complete it. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
What can you get a subsidy for?
- facade insulation
- cavity wall insulation
- roof or attic insulation
- floor or ground insulation
- HR++ glass/triple glass, insulated frame panel or an insulated door and door frame
- energy-efficient ventilation measure (only in combination with another measure)
For this grant, you need an insulation plan. You can obtain a grant for the insulation measures for the rented property listed in this insulation plan. For the insulation plan, go to the website Leeuwarden helpt verduurzamen.
Additional conditions for roof insulation and cavity wall insulation
Roof insulation and cavity wall insulation must be nature-friendly. For example, there could be bats living in your wall. We want to protect them during the insulation work. The additional conditions are:
- You choose an insulation company that works with the ‘nature-friendly insulation’ method.
- For companies and more information on this subject, visit the Natuurvriendelijk Isoleren.
Grant conditions
- The rental property is located in 1 of the following districts:
- Bilgaard: the postcode starts with 8918.
- Oud-Oost: the postcode starts with 8921 or 8922.
- Vrijheidswijk: the postcode starts with 8923.
- Heechterp and Schieringen: the postcode starts with 8924.
- The WOZ value of your rented home is € 170,000 or lower (reference date 1-1-2020). Check the WOZ value of the property on the WOZ-waardeloket website.
- If the property is in a row of at least 3 houses, the WOZ value can sometimes be up to €190,000 on reference date 1-1-2020. In that case, contact the local authority about the rules.
- The rented property’s energy label is C/D/E/F or G. Or the property has no energy label. Does the property have energy label A or B? If so, the property is not eligible for this grant. Check the energy label on the EP-online website.
- You must have the measures carried out according to the mandatory insulation plan.
- Implement at least 2 measures from the mandatory insulation plan. These should be the 2 measures mentioned first.
- You must have the measures implemented by a company. You do not yourself work at this company and/or you are not a (co-)owner of this company.
- This grant or the Leeuwarden East sustainability pilot grant has not been used before for this property. This applies even if a previous occupant has already used this grant.
- The insulation measures must still be implemented after 1 January 2024.
Amount of the grant
The grant is 50% of the cost you receive a grant for. The maximum amount is €12,000 per property.
What should you do once the insulation measures have been implemented?
Upon receiving the grant, you will receive a form to reclaim costs. Fill in the form, send it and attach the invoices. Invoices for insulation should not be more than 4 weeks old.
Laws and regulations
The following regulations can be found on the Overheid.nl website.
- Subsidy Scheme for Sustainability of Rental Housing Leeuwarden-Oost.
Questions or more information
More information on subjects such as grants, tips and advice is available on the Energieloket Leeuwarden website. If you have any other questions, contact the City of Leeuwarden.