After the solar sector denounced a rumoured weakening of the Future Homes Standard, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has called the claims inaccurate.
A cross-party group of MPs, alongside environmental groups and fuel poverty charities, have penned an open letter to the government asking for stronger legislation about the environmental standards of new build homes.
In a move that it says will “transform the housing market”, utility Octopus Energy will work with housing construction companies to target 100,000 ‘Zero Bills’ homes by 2030.
Richard Warren, director of public affairs at heat pump manufacturer, The Kensa Group, discusses the opportunity presented by the newly confirmed Clean Heat Market Mechanism ahead of its launch in April 2024.
