Report lays out vision for ‘ambitious’ UK energy efficiency plan | Carbon Brief
An ambitious new infrastructure programme is needed to help to decarbonise the UK’s buildings – and a sweeping new plan shows what it...
UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won
UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won
GOVERNMENT TELLS TRADE BODY – NEW EPC REGULATIONS FOR RENTAL PROPERTIES WILL START APRIL 2018
The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance...
BUSTING EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION MYTHS
We often hear claims about external wall insulation that are completely untrue so we thought we’d round them up to prove why we believe...
UK HOUSE PRICES: STAMP DUTY CHANGES SHOULD BE LINKED TO CARBON EMISSIONS
A leading think tank has called for homebuyers who choose properties that perform poorly on energy efficiency to pay more stamp duty....
LANDLORDS RISK £5,000 FINES UNDER NEW ENERGY RULES
From April 2018, rental properties must meet new minimum EPC ratings More than 300,000 landlords could be slapped with fines of up to...
UK ‘MUST INSULATE 25 MILLION HOMES’
More than one home every minute will need to be refurbished in the UK between now and 2050, experts say. The authors of a report to...
A TALE OF TWO HOMES: HOW WARM HOUSES CHANGE LIVES
John Flynn from Hartlepool is 72. He’s paying £180 a month to keep warm this winter in his north-facing end-terraced house. Les Fawcett...
IS THE GREEN DEAL GOING TO MAKE A COMEBACK IN 2017?
The much heralded Government Green deal loan scheme, which was scrapped in 2015, may make a comeback sometime in 2017, as the loans have...
