Nottingham Letting Agent Property Blog

The government has a hugely ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, but just how achievable is this? According to the Royal Academy of Engineering, it's not very likely unless we radically rethink the way our homes are heated. Their latest report looks at new developments, taxes and incentives for improving energy efficiency, and their argument is the fact that the latest energy efficiency standards will only apply to new homes, and mean most homes will be unaffected.They have found that even if all homes were modernised with gas boilers, they couldn't continue to be heated with natural...

Applications for the government’s new £15 million Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme will begin to be accepted from August 1 onwards, and the scheme will run until March 2012, supporting up to 25,000 installations. This particular scheme is aimed at households who are not heated by mains gas, and who are forced to rely on heating which produces a higher carbon footprint and also costs more. This includes the use of electric fires and oil fired central heating systems to heat homes.Potential participants of this scheme will be able to apply for up to £1250 of funding which will help towards...