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Free insulation grants to be slashed in pre-budget report
Dec 6
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009
The Government is planning to slash grants available for cavity wall and loft insulation from April 2010, according to the BBC.A wait of 6 months for free insulation
Those applying for 100% grant are being told they face a wait of up to 6 months for work to be done, as the amount of funding is due to be halved in 2010. The Warm Front scheme has made 2 million UK home more energy efficient since its launch in 2000, cutting the amount of wasted energy emitted and saving millions of pounds off the cost of energy bills across the country.
The G…
Category : Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money
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Supermarkets to sell energy saving solutions
Dec 2
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Category: News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s announced it was partnering with EFD Energy to provide cavity wall and loft insulation to UK households. It’s now taken that one step further by opening three stores across the UK, offering a range of energy saving solutions.Camberley, Kidderminster and Leicester will act as showrooms for the supermarket’s new line of energy saving heating appliances. As well as cavity wall and loft insulaton, these showrooms will also provide solar panels and allow customers to compare energy prices.
Upon selecting a heating…
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Home insulation could help prevent debt this Christmas
Nov 30
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Monday, November 30th, 2009
According to a survey by Save the Children, families are planning to cover the cost of Christmas this year with high interest debt. The charity is worried this may cause many families to turn down the heating and go cold during the coming festive season.“It is shocking that so many families have to borrow money to pay for essentials such as heating… families cannot continue to scrape by like this,” Fergus Drake, Save the Children’s UK Director said.
Those who earn less than £12,000 said they would struggle this winter, and over half…
Category : Cavity wall insulation, Grants, News, Saving money
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Boris promotes free insulation to London homes
Nov 11
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Council scheme, Environmental policy, Grants, Loft insulation, News | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Boris Johnson has launched a new initiative to provide a range of free energy saving measures to London homes, in an effort to cut carbon usage in the Capital.Households in nine London boroughs will be offered energy saving light bulbs, stand-by switches, as well as free cavity wall and loft insulation to help contain heat within their home.
The campaign hopes to visit 1.2 million homes in London before 2015, and it is hoped that by supplying energy saving equipment, as well as cavity wall and loft insulation, carbon emissions could be cut…
Category : Cavity wall insulation, Council scheme, Environmental policy, Grants, Loft insulation, News
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Households to pay for using too much energy
Nov 9
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Environmental policy, News | Date Posted: Monday, November 9th, 2009
Households could be penalised for turning on their heating under a new scheme announced today. The plan would involve giving every household in Britain a quota of “carbon credits”, which would be spent everytime the heating is turned on, as well as taking a flight or using the car – and once the credits reach zero, a penalty would be paid.Lord Smith is backing the plan, and says that only those who lead extravagant lifestyles would be affected. The scheme would also involve a rebate if credits are left unused, meaning those who forgoe the…
Category : Cavity wall insulation, Environmental policy, News
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Are you paying to heat the streets?
Nov 8
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Category: A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money | Date Posted: Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Oil rose above $80 a barrel on Friday, dashing any hope of a fall in the cost of heating our homes this winter. Despite increasing pressure for energy companies to justify the price of domestic energy, many agree that heating costs are set to remain at an all time high this winter, just at a time when many are finding it difficult to remain warm.Keep the heat off the street.
With the cost of energy so high, it’s not surprising that many people are looking to keep as much of their heat within their own four walls. It’s a worrying statisti…
Category : A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money
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A guide to cavity wall insulation
Nov 7
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Category: A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Saving money | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
What is cavity wall insulation?More heat is lost through your walls than any other part of your home. Cavity wall insulation helps to instantly reduce heat loss by 40% by plugging the gap between the two layers of brick that make up your outer wall. By filling this gap with insulation, it makes it difficult for heat to pass from the inside of your house, to the outside world.
The actual insulation material used can vary, but is typically made up of pockets of air, which prevents convection from occurring and greatly reduces any heat loss
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Sainsburys offering cavity wall and loft insulation
Nov 7
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Loft insulation | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
With the rising trend of supermarkets offering a range of non-food products and services, Sainsburys is now offering cavity wall and loft insulation to households in Britain.In partnership with EDF Energy, Sainsburys are offering cavity wall insulation or loft insulation for £249 each, or free to those who qualify.
Michael Dyke, MD, Customer Services at EDF Energy, says:
“We are delighted to be working with one of the nation’s favourite retailers on helping to bring cavity wall and loft insulation to Sainsbury’s customers. This package perf…Category : Cavity wall insulation, Loft insulation
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Insulation grants to reduce energy bills in Hounslow
Nov 7
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Council scheme, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Hounslow has announced a plan to insulate all it’s housing association properties with cavity wall or loft insulation, after receiving a grant for £1m.Households will be expected to save around £120 a year off their energy bills, and the project is also predicted to cut CO2 emmissions by 88,000kg per year as a result of the new insulation scheme.
Full story: http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/11/02/fuel-bill-relief-for-1-100-hounslow-homes-109642-25073685/…
Category : Cavity wall insulation, Council scheme, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money
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Cavity wall insulation to help solve fuel poverty
Nov 7
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Category: Cavity wall insulation | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Members of Aberdeenshire Council are backing efforts to help the 30% of households in Aberdeenshire currently living in fuel povery by using cavity wall and loft insulation to reduce the am0unt spent on heating.According to the report, households currently living in fuel poverty spend around 10% of their income on heating their home, an amount that could be dramatically reduced through cavity wall and loft insulation.
With the cost of fuel set to continue to rise, the Council has agreed to work in partnership with agencies to “ensure that t…Category : Cavity wall insulation