EPC, retrofit assessment and coordination in Solihull, across the borough

EPC assessors and retrofit professionals covering Solihull

Many homes in Solihull are larger family houses that have been altered and extended over the years. That makes the survey more involved, and it makes accurate recording more valuable: an extension entered with the wrong age, or insulation left unevidenced, can cost a band.

We survey in person, lodge the certificate on the government register and send you the digital copy, with a note explaining what is behind the rating.

Solihull's homes, from Shirley to Chelmsley Wood

• Interwar and post-war semis and detached houses in Shirley, Olton and Solihull Lodge. Cavity walls for the most part, and often extended more than once. Each extension is assessed as its own part of the building.
• Larger detached homes in Knowle, Dorridge and Hampton-in-Arden. More floors, more windows and more heating zones mean a longer survey, and the rating often turns on the boiler and its controls.
• North Solihull: Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst, Smith's Wood and Fordbridge, largely built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A mix of houses, maisonettes and tower blocks, some of non-traditional construction.
• Newer homes at Dickens Heath and Blythe Valley, many with an EPC from the builder that may still be valid.
• Village properties in Balsall Common, Meriden and Hockley Heath, where older cottages sit alongside modern infill.

Landlords in Solihull

Solihull is a metropolitan borough, so one council handles both sides of enforcement. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council deals with rented homes that fall below the minimum energy efficiency standard and, through Trading Standards, with properties marketed without a certificate. Larger HMOs need a licence under the national mandatory scheme.

The minimum standard is band E today and the equivalent of band C by 1 October 2030. If your Solihull rental is already close to a C, the transitional rule is worth knowing about: a band C certificate issued before 1 October 2029 counts as compliant until it expires. Our landlord guide explains how to use it.

Retrofit, grants and renewables in Solihull

• Funded schemes. Solihull is one of the seven councils in the West Midlands Combined Authority's retrofit pilot. The council's Healthy Homes Scheme, funded through the combined authority, has offered fully funded measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation, solar panels and air source heat pumps to homes rated D to G in parts of Chelmsley Wood.
• Larger homes and heat pumps. A large detached house can be heated by a heat pump, but the heat loss, the radiators and the hot water demand all have to be worked through first. An assessment gives you and your installer the starting figures.
• Boiler Upgrade Scheme. £7,500 towards a heat pump, claimed through an MCS certified installer.

We carry out retrofit assessments and coordination across the borough for homeowners, landlords, installers and housing providers.

Our guides to grants and schemes, heat pumps and solar panels go into the detail. Local schemes open and close as funding is allocated, so check the council's own page before relying on any of this.

Sources: GOV.UK guidance on Energy Performance Certificates and the minimum energy efficiency standard; Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, including its Healthy Homes Scheme page; West Midlands Combined Authority; Energy Assessor Scheme Operating Board evidence requirements. Reviewed October 2026. General guidance, not legal advice.