Cavity wall insulation
Cavity wall insulation We all know winter is fast approaching and our energy bills will once again be increasing so it is time to look at ways of saving money and cavity wall insulation is most certainly one. This form of insulation is a filling blown into the gap between your interior and exterior walls. […]
Free boilers and insulation
Free boilers and insulation The majority of big energy suppliers are offering free new boilers and insulation if you are on certain benefits. The cost of a new boiler varies due to size and location of the installation, but the average bill will be around £2350 so as you can see it is a very […]
Get ready for the winter
Get ready for the winter Professionally fitted loft insulation will keep you and your family warmer plus it will also save you on average £300 per year on your central heating bill. The really good thing is you may be able to have it installed free of charge if you are claiming certain benefits. There […]
Green deal cash will help hard to insulate homes
Great swathes of Yorkshire’s terraced housing were built without easy to insulate cavity walls, which has earned them the label “hard to treat”. Most of the properties have solid walls creating permanent cold spots. At an average cost of between £6,000 and £10,000 for solid wall insulation, most homeowners cannot afford to invest in this […]
Rental homes told to meet energy targets
Landlords will have to start improving their properties or risk not being able to let them. Plans to introduce new minimum energy efficiency standards for private landlords were announced in 2011 under the Green Deal. The plans include a proposal that, from April 2016, landlords will not be able to refuse reasonable requests from tenants […]
Green energy specialist urges homeowners to make use of insulation funding schemes.
GREEN energy specialist SERS Energy Solutions says it fears home owners believe many insulation funding schemes have dried up. It is launching an awareness campaign in Staffordshire after moving to a central site in Stoke. The company says a combination of low-cost finance deals and cashback means that home owners can still insulate their houses […]
Over half a million UK homes have energy-saving measures installed
DECC (The Department of Energy and Climate Change) has revealed that since their respective launches, the Green Deal and the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) has installed energy-saving measures to over 517,000 UK households. [More…]
Residents urged to sign up for eco insulation deal
Residents have been offered a deal to make their homes more eco-friendly. Eastleigh Borough Council wants people to take on the Solent Green Deal’s assessment to better insulate their homes and help them stay warm while saving money. [More…]