If you’re thinking about having cavity wall insulation installed in your house you can get a little bit of help thanks to grants and offers available from the government, local authorities and energy suppliers.

Cavity wall insulation grants work very much in the same was as loft insulation grants: they were both introduced as part of the government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target, offer partial grants from 50 per cent to 70 per cent and have the same criteria to qualify for a free grant.

You can take up grants and offers from any of the energy supplier companies, even if you don’t use that particular supplier for you electricity and gas.

Landlord Tax Allowances

As well as grants for home owners, there are also tax allowances for private landlords. These allowances go as high as £1500 and will be available until 2015 through the Landlords Energy Saving Allowance.

The allowance a landlord receives can be used on each of the properties he or she owns, allowing the landlord to claim the costs of cavity wall insulation and solid wall insulation as well as loft insulation, draft proofing and floor insulation.