Empty Property Grants are available through the Welsh Government funded National Empty Homes Grant scheme. If you are looking to bring an empty property back into use to live in, you could qualify for assistance.

Key Grant Criteria/Conditions

  • The empty home must be located within the Cardiff area.
  • The empty home must currently be registered with the Council Tax Department as vacant (unoccupied and unfurnished) and have been so for a minimum 12-month period at the date of application.
  • Applicants must be owners or prospective owners, who intend to occupy the empty home as their main and only residence, for a minimum 5-year period following the completion of the grant funded work.
  • The grant limit is set at £25,000 cost of works (ancillary fees added on top).
  • Grant aid will only be awarded for eligible work identified by the Local Authority’s surveyor. Only essential repair works required to make the home safe, secure and free from any category 1 hazards will be considered.
  • Energy efficiency improvements will be a requirement as part of the works undertaken on the property.
  • Homeowner applicants are required to make a mandatory contribution of 15% of the total cost of eligible works up to £25,000 (capped at £3,750).
  • Not all applicants will receive the maximum grant award. No grant assistance will be awarded where the total assessed work is under £1,000.
  • The completion of all eligible work is a requirement to grant payment being released. If the cost of eligible works exceeds the £25,000 grant maximum, applicants would be responsible for the excess cost.
  • Repayment of the grant aid awarded is required if the home is sold or not occupied as intended during the 5-year grant condition period.
  • It is a requirement that a full Legal Charge be registered against the property title at the Land Registry in favour of the Local Authority.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are delivering the National Empty Homes Grant scheme on behalf of Cardiff Council and Welsh Government.

For more information or to apply for a grant, please contact Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council:

Telephone: 01443 494712

Email: EmptyHomesGrant@rctcbc.gov.uk

Website: National Empty Homes Grants | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Applications close on 30th September 2026, and ALL approved grant works must be completed by 30th September 2027.