GDHIF and RHI to end?
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been a huge success, with millions being allocated to home solid wall insulation across the UK in the last year. There have been 3 rounds of funding so far, with each batch…
Is the Green Deal helping those who need it?
The Green Deal is the Governments flagship energy efficiency scheme, which they hoped would improve the efficiency of millions of homes in the UK. The scheme is now over two years old, but are the people that actually need the…
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is Live!
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. GDHIF is now live again – we are not sure for how long…
Phase 3 of GDHIF will soon be upon us!
We are expecting the new GDHIF grant to go live next week and although there has been no official announcement yet, we just want everyone to be prepared for when it does. We are expecting the announcement at ECOBuild so please…
What to expect from GDHIF in 2015
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund has been a huge success, with millions being spent on energy saving improvements, particularly solid wall insulation. In the run up to the general election, you can expect some more funding to be released…
Can I get a free boiler under the Green Deal?
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. Can I get a free boiler through the Green Deal scheme? We get…
External Wall Insulation versus Internal Wall insulation
With the re-launch of the GDHIF, there has been a lot of renewed interest in insulating solid walls in properties. There are two ways to insulate this type of wall – either internal wall insulation or external wall insulation. If…
Funding Energy Saving Measures
Energy saving measures like double glazing, insulation and even new boilers are not cheap. Here we want to explain all the different schemes that can help you to get this sort of thing installed before the cold weather sets in.…
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund GDHIF Re-launch
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) – latest news on relaunch We have just…
What are Quantum Storage Heaters and are they more energy efficient?
What are storage heaters? Storage heaters store their heat when the electricity is cheap or ‘off-peak’ and then release it as and when needed, which is during the daytime when electricity is more expensive. Most homes that have storage heaters…