The government have released statistics on the use of Green Homes Grant vouchers so far. The headlines are that 100,200 homeowners have made applications to use the vouchers and of those only 21,000 have had a voucher issues. There have been a total of 2,777

When you buy a new build home you probably expect it to be at the height of energy efficiency. But it turns out that isn’t the case. Homes that are being finished today will have to be retrofitted with energy efficiency measures and low-carbon

BEIS commissioned 6 demonstration projects to test different approaches for increasing the rates of energy efficiency improvements amongst able-to-pay owner-occupiers as part of the Local Supply Chain Demonstrators scheme – including our partnership

A survey of members of the Heat Pump Association (HPA) suggests that manufacturers have nearly doubled their orders for heat pumps in 2021, ready to meet growing consumer demand. “The near doubling of the heat pump market this year would be a substantial

The Energy Savings Trust recently conducted a survey with UK homeowners, finding that 96% of homeowners are concerned about energy efficiency in the

The UK has one of the oldest stocks of housing in Europe, dating back to eras before energy efficiency in design was encouraged or enforced. This leads to millions of people living in houses which are costing us money, our health, and our planet. But, there

I news reports that complex paperwork and long delays mean householders are losing faith in the Green Homes Grant energy efficiency scheme, sharing the experience of one homeowner who was keen to use the scheme for loft

A team of researchers at Nottingham Trent University has concluded that people working from home in the UK can expect their energy bills to increase by up to £45 per month. Their research also demonstrates the gap between energy efficient homes and those

The National Register of Tradeswomen is a not-for-profit project set up to ensure that vulnerable householders who would feel safer working with tradeswomen are easily able to find them. “Women are scared to allow tradesmen into their home, not only out of

Today Carbon Brief published an in-depth article and Q&A on the role of hydrogen in the energy system with several energy experts, including Cosy Homes Oxfordshire client Dr Jan

Today the UK Government announced the local authorities whose bids for funding to deliver the Green Homes Grant have been successful. This is regarding the £500 million of funding which was announced in August 2020 as part of the wider Green Homes Grant

Oxford City Council has released a statement supporting the Prime Minister’s 10 point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and outlines what it means for Oxford. This includes energy and homes, with plans to: install heat pumps in 60 properties in

The UK government has announced a year’s extension to the existing Green Homes Grant scheme, meaning that homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes

The Royal Institute of British Architects today released a new report titled ‘Greener Homes – decarbonising the housing stock‘. The report recommends the need for a national strategy on retrofit, including tax incentives for homeowners who make

A coalition of 70 ‘green groups’ from across the UK is demanding that the Green Homes Grant be extended to ensure that every home across the UK can be made energy efficient and cosy with support and funding from the

Today the UK government officially opened the Green Homes Grant scheme, allowing homeowners and landlords to apply for a voucher of up to £5,000 (or £10,000 for low income households) to make energy efficiency improvements to their home. Read more about the

Today the UK government announced their Green Homes Grant skills training competition, offering funding to train people up to deliver retrofit work. The Green Homes Grant skills training competition is designed to provide support to the energy efficiency and

Russell Smith, founder and Managing Director of Retrofit Works (our retrofit delivery partner) was recently a guest on the House Planning Help podcast. He spoke about his entry into home retofit, his own home renovation and what he learnt from it, and why the

Today the New Economics Foundation released a new report, outlining their recommendations for a nationwide home retrofit programme to tackle the climate crisis. The report describes a four year programme to retrofit 8.7 million UK homes, which would need