Installer News

The Green Homes Grant and “Buy to Let” Landlords

With the announcement of the impending Green Homes Grant in September, many homeowners and installers are gearing up ready for installations. However, it’s not only homeowners that should be assessing the energy efficiency of their properties but Buy to Let landlords are included and should be planning now to see if their properties need to be improved too. With only just over one month until t…

Over 50% Of Homeowners Want to Apply for the Green Homes Grant

Latest research suggests that more than half of homeowners in the UK are planning to apply for the Green Homes Grant, the government’s latest scheme. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the grant in July’s budget as a part of the government’s plans to get the economy moving again. The grant will allow homeowners and landlords to apply for vouchers from a £2 billion scheme to make their homes m…

Glazing and the Green Homes Grant Scheme

Although information regarding the Green Homes Grant Scheme is currently limited, what we do know is that glazing is included in some form within the scheme. However, thus far this has only been confirmed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and has not yet been officially announced. The advice on the Certass TA forum on Facebook has recently been updated. Jon Vans…

BREXIT – What does it mean for installers?

After three and a half years of political debate, we have now officially left the European Union. Over that time there’s been huge speculation of what might happen, particularly around the economy and what it means for consumer protection. With many pieces of consumer protection legislation coming from the European Union you might be thinking that BREXIT would have a massive impact on consumer p…

DGCOS, HICS & HIES unveil George Clarke as new brand ambassador

George Clarke joins consumer protection organisation DGCOS. Well-known celebrity architect and TV presenter George Clarke has been unveiled as a new consumer champion working with stalwart Nick Ross (ex-Watchdog and Crimewatch) for HIES, DGCOS and HICS consumer protection organisations, underlining the scheme’s commitment to quality and further increasing awareness of the valuable work they und…