Agentic Energy Performance Certificate improvement planning and Green Homes Grant eligibility service for UK landlords and homeowners, replacing the retrofit assessor or energy consultant who manually reviews EPC reports, identifies upgrade pathways to reach a target rating (e.g. C for rental compliance), and sources eligible funding schemes. Produces a costed, prioritised improvement plan with contractor brief and grant application drafts within the hour.
Why now
No live signal provided today; justified by the UK Government's ongoing Renters Reform and Energy Efficiency consultations — MHCLG and DESNZ have both signalled EPC C minimum for rentals returning to the legislative agenda in 2025–2026, with widespread landlord forum anxiety on r/uklandlords and property investment communities about compliance timelines and retrofit costs.
Commercial value
UK government's requirement for rental properties to reach EPC C by 2030 (currently being legislated) creates a hard deadline forcing ~2.4 million privately rented properties below C to act. Landlords currently pay £300–£800 for retrofit assessors or energy consultants to produce improvement plans. At £79/report or £149/property/year for ongoing compliance tracking, ACV is modest but volume is massive. Budget line: 'retrofit planning / EPC consultant' on landlord expense sheets.
Go-to-market
Target UK landlords via Property118, LandlordZone forums, and Facebook groups for portfolio landlords. Hook: 'Find out exactly what your property needs to hit EPC C and what grants you qualify for — in 60 seconds, £79.' Partner with letting agents who manage portfolios and need to advise clients. First 10 customers via direct forum outreach offering free reports in exchange for feedback.
2-week MVP
User uploads or pastes their existing EPC report (PDF or report number); LLM parses the current measures, calculates the gap to EPC C, ranks improvement measures by cost-effectiveness using standard SAP methodology heuristics, and outputs a one-page improvement plan with indicative costs and a list of currently available grants (ECO4, Boiler Upgrade Scheme). No live grant API, no contractor matching — purely document-in, plan-out. Day-1 outcome: landlord knows exactly what to do and what it will cost, replacing a £300 consultant call.
Agent score
0.65 — Commercial score reflects genuine regulatory deadline pressure and named consultant budget, but tempered by uncertainty over exact legislative timeline and landlord willingness to pay for planning vs. just waiting. Speed score is high — MVP is purely LLM document parsing and plan generation, no APIs needed, shippable in under 2 weeks, first customers reachable via landlord forums without paid acquisition. Defensibility is low — the core logic is replicable; moat would build through grant database freshness and integration with EPC register API, neither of which is in the MVP.
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