New National Retrofit Group to Decarbonise UK Housing Stock
A new national retrofit group has been founded to deliver high-quality retrofit solutions to UK homes. Housing Industry Leaders examines the aims of this new collaboration. The National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) […]
How Energy Efficiency Could Reduce Your Mortgage
A government-backed pilot could reward homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient by cutting their mortgage rate. Through The Green Home Finance Accelerator: Discovery Phase, a share of £4.1 million total […]
Creating the Blueprint for Zero Carbon Housing
Hoping to find new blueprints for future-proofed zero carbon homes, Taylor Wimpey is building five homes with different energy efficiency measures to find the perfect balance for the rest of the industry to […]
How will £18M Boost Retrofit Commitment in Edinburgh?
The City of Edinburgh Council has announced it will fund a £18 million annual area-based retrofitting programme. Housing Industry Leaders explores how the programme is tackling the housing crisis by targeting empty homes. […]
£10 Billion Investment Required to Retrofit Energy Inefficient Homes
The UK government will be required to commit £10 billion to achieve energy efficiency targets, the Specialist Interest Group of Municipal Authorities warns. SIGOMA, one of the largest interest groups within the […]
Gort Scott Secures Planning Permission for Major Refurbishment
Retrofitting older buildings is one of the hardest challenges facing the housing sector. If done successfully, it creates new benchmarks and provides new learnings for others to follow. With this in mind, Housing […]
Funding to Introduce Fabric First Measures to Houses in Devon
North Devon Homes is to improve the energy efficiency of its homes after securing £1.5 million match funding for the work following a successful funding bid by the South West Net Zero Hub. […]
Housing Maintenance Contracts Top of Norwich City Council’s Agenda
Retrofit and new build housing ordinarily dominate the news and agenda for associations and authorities across the UK to focus its improvements. Despite this, it is essential that associations continue to fund the […]
L&Q Announce Contractors for 15 Year £3bn Upgrade Framework
Committing to the future delivery of projects spanning 15 years, L&Q have recently announced the ten winning contractors selected to carry out work to improve social landlord’s homes across the UK. Housing Industry […]