Net zero house plans

Dan Wootton criticises plans for Net Zero on GB News Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is currently mulling over plans to end the ban on fracking, as a British Geological Survey paper examining the safety of drilling is set to be delivered to him soon. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has explored numerous ways to boost its energy security, as experts fear that Russia’s move to slash gas flowing into Europe could have ramifications on the UK as well. To safeguard itself from major shocks, Britain has rapidly scaled up green energy projects like wind, solar and nuclear, while also giving the green light on North Sea … [Read more...] about Energy crisis: Frost calls to ‘drop mad dash’ to net zero to avoid ‘rationing’ this winter

An announcement on fracking is coming next week, says Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business and Energy Secretary. That will be an important decision. But it is only part of the picture. Nothing is more vital to a modern economy than copious supplies of energy. But the truth is that neither we nor the EU have an energy policy that can actually deliver it. Fundamentally misconceived, exposed by the Covid switch-off/switch-on of the world economy and then the war in Ukraine , our approach needs a rethink. Without that, all ministers can do is put in place increasingly complex and expensive palliatives until, in due course, they are overwhelmed by events. What is going wrong? To understand properly we have to look at the fundamentals. Let’s take the 2050 net zero target as a given for the moment. There are only two ways of getting there. The first is to put in place by 2050 systems of energy supply that are both carbon-free and capable of generating the energy we need at a cost which … [Read more...] about Energy rationing is inevitable without a fundamental rethink of net zero

House prices: Kirstie Allsopp discusses impact of pandemic Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info House prices can often be steep, with the purchase of a property considered as one of the biggest commitments anyone can make throughout their lifetime. However, often necessary to purchase a property is a deposit - which gives the seller reassurance about commitment to purchase - and is very common for those who need a mortgage. The main challenge faced by first-time buyers in particular is stumping up enough to cover the deposit fee. Trending READ MORE Retail worker faces eviction in lockdown rent crisis - Citizens Advice But new … [Read more...] about Deposit gap for house purchases revealed – these areas are affected

Published 4 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A housing company is hoping to win support for plans to build 1,700 homes in a village by inviting locals to look over its ideas. Dudsbury Homes says it wants to create an "intimate community" in Alderholt on the Dorset-Hampshire border, which according to the last census currently has a population of 3,262. But locals have voiced worries over infrastructure and over-development. The developer is holding a public meeting at the village hall on Friday. Dudsbury Homes says it wants to ensure its proposals for Alderholt Meadows can "carefully and collaboratively evolve" before they are submitted to Dorset Council. But Tanya Wynyard, landlady of the Churchill Arms pub in the village, said the meeting was nothing more than a "tickbox exercise to get the village on side". "The village can't cope, there's not … [Read more...] about Dorset villagers worried over plans for 1,700 new homes

House prices: Kirstie Allsopp discusses impact of pandemic How to keep your lawn lush, borders beautiful and more with our FREE email SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Property in the UK saw an average price increase in March of 2.1 percent in a marked rise for house prices across the country. The price rise was up from two percent in February, which was recorded as the fastest rise of house prices since November 2018. Trending READ MORE Martin Lewis advises whether to buy a home now or wait According to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), house prices increased in all four corners of the UK - and buyers and sellers will find this interesting to note. In England, house … [Read more...] about House prices soared before lockdown measures – average prices in your area

Chris Evans says his house move ‘couldn’t have gone smoother’ How to keep your lawn lush, borders beautiful and more with our FREE email SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Moving house is now permitted for Britons across England. However, the Government has implemented guidelines about how this might be undertaken to cut down on the risk to spreading coronavirus . Express.co.uk has compiled a guide to explain what the new guidelines are and show you how you might be able to move amid the lockdown. Trending The property market came to a complete standstill as the coronavirus pandemic led to a lockdown across Britain. However, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick today revealed new measures enabling people to move … [Read more...] about Moving house guidance: What are the guidelines – am I allowed to move house?

Can you store 86 years of someone's life in a 10m2 room? Nazaré Jorge can. For the last three years, the Portuguese pensioner has been living in a tiny room provided by the municipality of Lisbon. Unable to pay the rent of the apartment she had shared for four decades with her aunt, she was evicted in 2019. She was escorted out of the flat by police, and later allocated the room she now calls home. There are no wardrobes, so clothes, medicines, photos and all her belongings are kept in plastic bags scattered around the bed. She spent her 84th birthday in front of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing to demand proper housing. On a very hot June morning, I spent almost three hours listening to her story and filming the squalid room in which she now lives. Just some weeks before, I had been put on the story that can be summed up as "Lisbon´s Housing Crisis". Portugal's, but especially the capital's, property market is now what analysts call one of Europe's … [Read more...] about Inside Lisbon’s housing crisis

By John Fernandez Published 4 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The possibility of selling social housing in Guernsey is to be explored after approval by the States. It could lead to affordable and social accommodation being bought for 75% of its value. Chief Minister Deputy Peter Ferbrache said he put forward the proposal to "give the opportunity to current tenants to buy new and old stock". The politician with responsibility for social housing Deputy Peter Roffey labelled the plan "borderline wicked". He said he believed it was the right thing to do to allow people to purchase 75% of new Guernsey Housing Association properties - but that extending it to all social housing was "just wrong". Civil servants from the Employment and Social Security Committee, the Environment and Infrastructure Committee and the Policy and Resources Committee will now … [Read more...] about Selling social housing to be explored by States

Rishi Sunak has been warned he has five months to get his “house in order” by furious business chiefs. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said firms face a “perfect storm” of spiralling costs. She demanded no more business tax rises before a 2024 election. And she called for an “urgent review” of the list of shortage jobs exempt from post-Brexit immigration rules. She said: "Increasing costs of raw materials over last summer, supply chain and shipping issues, problems in recruiting people, and by this March, spiralling energy prices. “It really is the perfect storm for businesses, firmly putting the brakes on recovery." She added: "The Spring Statement was a missed opportunity. We saw some support for business, but the lack of a clear strategic direction meant it did not give clarity or confidence. “This has to change; we are on limited time. “The Government has until the autumn budget to reset, rethink and get their house in … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak warned he has five months to get ‘house in order’ by furious business chiefs

Thames Water is making a £1.5 billion investor cash call to help ramp up turnaround efforts as Britain’s biggest water supplier looks to move on from a string of fines. The UK’s largest provider of water and sewage services, which serves almost a quarter of Britain’s population, said it would raise £500 million in new equity to shareholders this financial year, with plans for another £1 billion. It revealed it was boosting its current five-year spending plan to March 31 2025 by nearly £2 billion to £11.5 billion, with aims to improve outcomes for customers, reduce leakage and improve river health. The group’s shareholders include Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation; UK private pension fund the Universities Superannuation Scheme; and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority subsidiary Infinity Investments. Recommended Over £130m handed to housing providers named and shamed by regulator It comes after Thames Water was fined £4 million in … [Read more...] about Thames Water taps investors for cash as it boosts overhaul plans