Green Deal To Help Everyone
The Government’s Green Deal is edging closer to its launch, and Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has been announcing some of their plans to help battle the rising costs of energy prices and improve energy efficiency. The Green Deal is set to invest £14 billion over the next ...
Read moreLib Dem Leader Suggests Tax For Energy Inefficient Homes
You have read correctly, as if we are not being taxed enough, Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat minister has suggested poorly energy efficient homes should be hit by higher council-tax bills. He thinks councils should favour homeowners who have given their homes a green makeover and punish those who haven’t, but ...
Read moreGreen Deal Will Focus on Vulnerable Families
According to climate change minister Greg Barker, the most vulnerable families will be given help under the Green deal to retrofit their home. Energy Company Obligation could be prioritising home improvements such as casement windows, new doors and general insulation. “The Green Deal will be the biggest home improvement programme ...
Read more£10,000 to Green Your Home
By 2020 the government is hoping to have 14 million homes energy efficient to help drive down the costs of family energy bills, gives you warmer homes and increase the prices of our homes. New plans are being unveiled to help improve our homes energy efficiency, giving up to £10,000 ...
Read moreShale Gas Drilling – Good Idea?
According to the BBC, a Commons committee is pushing ministers to support plans to start Shale gas drilling in the UK. This support comes as there have been environmental issues related to shale gas extraction in the US, with some claims of tap water becoming contaminated and igniting, but the ...
Read moreWhat is the Green Deal
The new Coalition Government has inherited a country with some of the oldest, most inefficient housing Stock within Europe. Over three quarters of Britain’s homes were built pre 1975 with another 20% being constructed before the first World War. A worrying example of the current situation Britain finds itself in is that we now use ...
Read moreNational Window Scrappage Scheme Petition gets response
Earlier this year a National Window Scrappage Petition was launched by the Glass and Glazing Federation on the official Government e-petition site asking for the following: “Allow for an improvement to the existing housing stock to reduce Carbon and CO2 emissions and cut household energy bills. The Scheme to be open only to ...
Read moreStamp duty may rise if properties not energy efficient
The new coalition Government is considering raising stamp duty on home-buyers if their properties are not energy efficient. This is one of many plans from the Government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent of their 1990 levels within the next 10 years. The latest stamp duty idea could see home-buyers ...
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