Tag: UK Housing
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Heat-pump Homes: Low Grid Strain Defies Early Expectations
Introduction: A Surprising Finding for the Energy Transition As the UK accelerates its shift to low-carbon heating, early experiments with all-electric homes are offering encouraging signs. A recent study focused on the first homes built to meet newer energy standards in Handsworth, Birmingham, found that heat-pump installations do not strain the electricity grid as much…
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Heat-pump Homes in the UK: Relief for the Grid More Than Expected
Introduction: A surprising resilience in the electricity grid As the UK moves toward stricter building standards, a wave of fully electric homes equipped with heat pumps is reshaping expectations about how much strain they place on the electricity grid. In Handsworth, Birmingham, researchers studied some of the first properties designed to meet the new energy…
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Heat-pump Homes Prove Gentle on the Grid: UK Study Finds
New evidence from the front lines of housing energy As the UK accelerates its shift to all-electric housing, a recent study suggests that heat-pump homes may not tax the electricity grid as much as planners feared. The research, focused on a small cluster of recently built homes in Handsworth, Birmingham, examined how heat pumps interact…
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Former Strictly star fears Home Office error could leave her homeless and deported
Overview of the concern A former Strictly Come Dancing star is alarmed that a bureaucratic blunder by the Home Office could strip her of the right to live in Britain, potentially leaving her and her young family homeless and facing deportation. The dancer, a US citizen, has lived in the UK for years, building a…
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Former Strictly star fears Home Office blunder could leave her homeless and deported
Former Strictly star fears Home Office blunder could leave her homeless A former Strictly Come Dancing professional is facing an alarming legal maze after a clerical error by the Home Office allegedly wiped out her right to live in Britain from official records. Anya Garnis, a 43-year-old American, says the mistake could force her family…
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Britain’s Biggest Housebuilder Urges Government to Back First-Time Buyers
Context: A Cooling Market in a Shadow of the Budget The sale of new homes has cooled in Britain, a trend many industry leaders attribute to the looming budget and the broader economic climate. Jennie Daly, chief executive of one of the country’s largest housebuilders, says the sector needs targeted government support for first-time buyers…
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Failings at every level: the botched UK insulation scheme and its damp toll
What happened to the UK insulation scheme? The UK’s ambitious net zero target has long included improving home energy efficiency through a nationwide insulation program. However, reports of a botched rollout have cast a shadow over the initiative. An audit and subsequent parliamentary scrutiny revealed widespread problems: materials that didn’t perform as promised, inconsistent project…
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New social housing investment boosts West and South Yorkshire economy
Overview of the investment The government has announced more than £1.5 billion in funding to accelerate the construction of social housing across West and South Yorkshire. The announcement signals a strong commitment to expanding affordable homes in a region that has faced housing pressures for years, including rising rents and the need for suitable accommodation…
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Letting Agent Apologises to Reeves Over Rental Licence
Overview A letting agency has issued an apology to UK MP Rachel Reeves after it emerged they did not apply for a rental licence on the former family home she once owned. The revelation raises concerns about compliance and duties owed by landlords and their agents in the rental market. What Happened According to sources…
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UK ministers propose four-week faster homebuying overhaul to curb delays
Plan to speed up the homebuying process UK ministers have unveiled proposals aimed at speeding up the homebuying process by around four weeks. The plan, part of a broader drive to reform conveyancing, seeks to cut lengthy delays that often derail purchases, particularly for first-time buyers. The government argues that a faster, clearer system could…