Carpets Fitted in Social Housing Under New Scheme
Leading UK flooring retailer Carpetright has partnered with social housing providers to provide flooring to vulnerable tenants across the UK. Currently, landlords are not legally required to provide flooring other than in kitchens […]
Retrofit Careers Hub Launches to Decarbonise UK Housing Stock
The Retrofit Academy have recently launched a new Careers Hub to aid the delivery of retrofit measures across the UK. Housing Industry Leaders asked to what extent this platform will bridge the skills […]
Liverpool is Enhancing Green Skills to Tackle the Housing Crisis
Liverpool city region residents will train as energy assessors to support a programme to retrofit energy efficiency measures to homes. Housing Industry Leaders spoke to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) about how […]
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 […]