Climate Contract Playbook Edition 3
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The following key stakeholders should be engaged to deliver the potential impacts identified above: 1. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; 2. Landlords associations such as the National Landlords Association, the Residential Landlords Association and the British Landlords Association; 3. Property lettings or managing agents; and 4. Housing associations and charities. The Green AST clauses can easily be incorporated into a standard form AST. Practitioners should engage with landlord clients to encourage them to consider the benefits of adopting the clauses. The clauses are reliant on the landlord not artificially inflating the rent to offer a discount.
Stakeholders
Application
Green Occupation Undertakings should be amended as applicable for each tenancy and do not represent an exhaustive list of potential undertakings that landlords could require in return for the Green Rent Rebate.
Notes for users
Additional Clauses: 23. Rent 23.1
Subject to clause 1.2, the Tenant shall pay rent at an initial rate of £[AMOUNT] per calendar month ( Rent ) in advance on or before the [DAY] day in each calendar month ( Rent Payment Date ) to the Landlord. 23.2 The Landlord hereby agrees to reduce the Rent by £[AMOUNT] per calendar month ( Green Rent Rebate ) in reliance on the following Tenant undertakings ( Green Occupation Undertakings ): (a) to purchase electricity and, if available, gas from a renewable/green tariff[, install a smart meter and smart heating controls to monitor their energy use 101 ] and minimise energy use as far as possible (for example by turning appliances off standby mode); (b) to replace existing LED light bulbs with new LED light bulbs as required from time to time 102 ; (c) to recycle as much as possible and otherwise minimise household waste as far as possible; (d) to minimise water use as far as possible [for example by installing water efficient shower heads) 103 ]. 23.3 The Landlord reserves the right to require the Tenant to provide reasonable evidence (for example, copies of recent utility bills) to demonstrate its compliance with the Green Occupation Undertakings. 23.4 If, in the Landlord’s reasonable opinion, it does not believe that the Tenant has been complying with the letter and/or spirit of the Green Occupation Undertakings, the Landlord may withdraw the Green Rent Rebate at its discretion. In this event, the Rent shall return to the amount stated in clause 1.1 with effect from the next Rent Payment Date.
101 If not already installed by the Landlord. 102 Assumes all light bulbs in the Property are already LEDs. 103 If not already installed by the Landlord.
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