Our Impact Report: 2025
As a Community Interest Company, the National Retrofit Hub exists to create public benefit by helping strengthen the UK retrofit system so local delivery can happen at the scale, quality and fairness needed.
Decarbonising Domestic Heating: Launch of the Sustainable Energy Association’s Carbon Intensity Standard White Paper
Watch Elemental’s webinar for the official launch of the SEA’s Carbon Intensity Standard White Paper. The SEA team will present the proposal and its findings, welcome questions, and discuss next steps, including future policy proposals currently under development by the SEA.
EPC Reform Consultation Webinar
Watch this webinar, co-hosted alongside B4NZ, to learn more about the EPC reform consultation and hear insights on how the NRH plans to respond.
Private Rental Sector Report Webinar
In this webinar, we delve into our Private Rental Sector (PRS) report which explores these challenges and proposes a supported pathway to improved housing that considers the needs of both landlords and tenants. We also outlines key areas where further research is required, as well as actionable recommendations for policy makers.
EPC Reform – “Perspectives on change in action”
This session explores the progress made in examining EPC reform. The discussion will explore the potential implications of these reforms, providing insights into how they could shape the future of energy performance and housing standards
What is needed from the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to deliver the health, fuel poverty and comfort outcomes needed for renters?
In this webinar you’ll explore our new report, supported by Impact on Urban Health, setting out practical recommendations to help the Government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency regulations deliver real, lasting improvements for tenants in the private rented sector.
Lloyds and the Good Economy Partnership
Bromford Flagship, a housing association, and Senze, a technology provider, with support from Lloyds, pilot tested the use of monitoring technology in a sample of 121 homes to measure actual thermal performance and compare this with modelled EPC data.
The Demonstration of Energy Efficiency Potential (DEEP) Project
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) commissioned the DEEP project, which ran between 2019 and 2024. DEEP was undertaken by a consortium led by Leeds Beckett University (LBU) and supported by the University of Salford (UoS), and Loughborough University (LU).
The London Borough of Newham – Private Rented Sector Licensing and Enforcement
The London Borough of Newham introduced selective licensing in 2013, with an aim to drive out rogue landlords from the sector.
Selective Licensing
Selective Licensing is a scheme Local Authorities in England can choose to implement to help ensure that homes in the Private Rended Sector (PRS) meet minimum standards. Introduced by the Housing Act 2004, a Local Authority can designate all or part of its area as being subject to selective licensing.