diff --git a/backend/engine/engine.py b/backend/engine/engine.py
index f7a374e0..8b4ee821 100644
--- a/backend/engine/engine.py
+++ b/backend/engine/engine.py
@@ -656,6 +656,15 @@ async def model_engine(body: PlanTriggerRequest):
                 # address_metadata=addr  Switched off to remove injecting landlord inputs
             )
 
+            # Warning! The EPC API is broken and we are getting missing data for local authority and
+            # constituency. We're going to add some verbose handling here but there may be problems
+            if prepared_epc.local_authority is None:
+                # Fill
+                prepared_epc.local_authority = ""
+
+            if prepared_epc.constituency is None:
+                prepared_epc.constituency = ""
+
             input_properties.append(
                 Property(
                     id=property_id,
diff --git a/recommendations/Costs.py b/recommendations/Costs.py
index cb67a90f..bd8f160a 100644
--- a/recommendations/Costs.py
+++ b/recommendations/Costs.py
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class Costs:
         :return:
         """
 
-        removal_cost = ROOM_HEATER_REMOVAL_COST * n_rooms
+        removal_cost = ROOM_HEATER_REMOVAL_COST * n_rooms + 200  # Adding a baseline £200 cost after commercial feedback
         removal_labour_hours = ROOM_HEATER_REMOVAL_LABOUR_HOURS * n_rooms
 
         vat = removal_cost * self.VAT_RATE