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Close to 1 million tenants could pay less for their energy as of 2018 as landlords will be banned from renting out the least energy efficient homes across England and Wales, a recent news report on this matter has been able to reveal.

The UK’s Big Six energy suppliers will earn £118 before tax from each household over the next year, an increase of £5 compared to last month’s estimate, figures published in OFGEM’s Supply Market Indicator have been able to reveal. The SMI is a 12-month forward look at cost trends in the domestic energy market. The […]

Energy suppliers are slowly starting to regain some of the public confidence they’ve lost over the past couple of years, results from a recent survey carried out by the DECC have been able to reveal.

As part of the government’s drive to support the implementation of energy saving measures across UK households, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is extending vouchers from the first release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) until Tuesday 31 March 2015, allowing more time for millions of pounds worth of installations […]

Over 83% of homeowners living in East Anglia will leave their heating systems on for more than 8 hours a day, with close to 65 percent of all Londoners following suite, a recent survey has been able to find. The survey of 1000 male and female homeowners across the UK commissioned by home improvements company […]

Saving energy and money are very high on the agenda for the residents of Cardiff, a recent survey has been able to reveal. Out of all the residents who participated in the survey, 87% said they would change their energy habits if it meant saving money on their bills and 37% said they would like […]

Customers who band together and ask for the best possible tariff could be more than £260 better off compared to those who choose to stick to their existing supplier, one of the UK’s energy suppliers believes. First Utility revealed that its most recent tariff stands at £892 per year for an average dual fuel household, […]

Buy-to-let landlords who decide to improve their properties’ energy efficiency levels can easily claim back tax after carrying out the works, but the deadline for the scheme is approaching fast, with little over a month to go. The tax relief amounts to £1,500 per property, while landlords can also access a further £5,600 of Green […]

Close to 150 homes across Devon are set to receive energy efficiency improvements worth a total estimate of £725k thanks to a joint project by the Energy Saving Trust (EST), though its “Ready for Retrofit” programme and housing provider DCH. DCH (formerly Devon & Cornwall Housing) is the largest provider of affordable homes working in […]

DECC’s ‘Power to Switch’ campaign has managed to help over 130,000 households save up to £38 million in just one month by simply switching suppliers, the Government has recently revealed in a statement. The ‘Power to Switch’ campaign launched on Monday 16 February 2015 and advertising went live on Thursday 19 February. The campaign has […]

The number of people who die by simply living in a home that’s too cold is nearly five times higher than deaths from road and road accidents (1,574), and more than carbon monoxide, fire and assault deaths combined, recent research has been able to reveal. Research from the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) […]

The £70 million available through the third release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been fully allocated, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has recently revealed. This has created a pipeline of energy efficiency work for the industry over the coming months, with households in England and Wales benefiting from improvements […]