Rental Costs Finally Fall After 10 Months
According to a BBC article, a survey has shown that the cost of renting a home in England and Wales has fallen for the first time during November, after 10 months. Image sourced from The Guardian LSL Property Services have said that the price of rent for a typical property ...
Read moreGovernment On Track To Meet Energy Efficiency Targets, But Are You?
The government has set itself some tough targets for the next 40 years, signing a law that they must have cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 80% on 1990 measures, by 2050. Since 1990, emissions have already been cut by 25%, which indicates they are well on track to achieving ...
Read moreControl Your Heating From Your Smartphone
You may not think your smartphone is that smart, but it is about to get a whole lot more intelligent with this new invention – it is a smart home energy system called PassivEnergy. This incredible new system allows you to control your heating and hot water from a touch ...
Read moreCarbon Reduction Measures ‘Best Done During Winter’
The icy cold weather is setting in, animals are hibernating, people are wrapped up against the chilly wind, but the Carbon Trust think that this time of year is the best time to modify your home to increase its energy efficiency. The Carbon Trust believes that by installing double glazed ...
Read moreRed Tape Challenge
Energy efficiency is a key area to the world’s sustainability and a key area for all businesses including Anglian Home Improvements. The Department of Energy and Climate Control and the government have paired up to put the energy market through the Red Tape Challenge. Energy minister Charles Hendry has put ...
Read moreJazz Up Your Windows This Winter
Winter is beginning to take a hold of the country, but if your house is not thermally efficient, you may want to consider double glazing. Many UK homes do not meet energy efficiency standards; new windows are essential if you want to increase the heat retention of properties and cut ...
Read moreUsing Twitter to Raise The Standard
Social Media is an effective tool as it’s open to the public and can be accessed almost everywhere, especially since smartphones have become available. The days of when you would write to the Head Office or ring them to speak to a human being, rather than listening to an automated ...
Read moreWarm Front Scheme To Help This Winter
Here at Anglian Home Improvements we are always trying to raise the standard of your home’s energy efficiency, but did you know there are grants available to you for certain work? The Warm Front Scheme is government run, providing heating and insulation home improvements, in a bid to cut the ...
Read moreConservatory Tax Cut Will Help Scots Growth
According to an article in Scotland, slashing VAT on home improvements should help homeowners in their DIY plans for the future. Chancellor George Osbourne is being urged by SNP and Labour MSP’s to cut the VAT on building extensions, conservatories and household repairs to 5%, down from the recent 20%, ...
Read moreSpecial Offer £99 Anglian Door
Anglian Home Improvements are giving you the chance to get an Anglian door for just £99! Don’t delay, as the first 1,000 customers to take advantage of up to 25% off all of our double glazed windows, including our energy efficient A-rated EcoGain windows, will be able to purchase a ...
Read moreAnglian Building Products Win Insulation Contract
Anglian Building Products are proud to announce they have been awarded a contract with South Essex Homes to install external wall insulation. Earlier this year, they were appointed to insulate seven blocks of sheltered accommodation in Kingfisher and Sandpiper Close, and have since been given an EWI contract to insulate ...
Read moreEnergy Savings Week – Tip 3
It is Energy Savings Week and in these tough economic times we want to save money, we want to save energy and we want to do our bit to save the earth as we know it. So Anglian Home Improvements, tip number 3 is not buying or replacing anything, it ...
Read moreEnergy Savings Week – Tip 1
This week it is Energy Savings Week, so with Anglian Home Improvements launching a new scheme called EcoHome, we thought we would give you a tip-a-day to help you become more energy efficient. The first tip for this week is in line with our EcoHome offer, where you can save ...
Read moreBBC Bristol Interview with Philippa Forrester & Anglian
Here is a video featuring Philippa Forrester having an interview with BBC Bristol about saving energy and lowering the cost of fuel bills with some handy tips! Most certainly worth a listen, especially if it helps to save those pennies for Christmas presents! Anglian Home Improvements, formerly known as Anglian ...
Read moreWorry For Brits as Big Freeze Approaches Struggling Households
Anglian Home Improvements commissioned a YouGov poll, asking people when they will be turning their heating on, and how they are going to stay warm this winter. Over a 5th of the UK population will not be turning their heating on until at least November, even though the cold front ...
Read moreLivability Going Up Part 2
You may have recently seen our blog post yesterday about a local charity called Livability, where a very unique type of conservatory is being built. It was very bare the first time my colleague and I visited, so I was rather intrigued to see how far the project was coming ...
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