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Claims that the Department for Energy are failing to provide a commencement date for the Boiler Scrappage Scheme, may just be the catalyst needed to kick-start a skeletal Government into delivering the scheme’s full details over the cold Christmas period. One of the original advocates of the scheme and who welcomed the pre-budget announcement, Pimlico...
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According to the Confederation of Business and Industry (CBI), UK homeowners and businesses are wasting an estimated £15m of energy every day of the year due to inefficient boilers and central heating systems, poorly insulated walls, roof, doors and windows.  CBI Director-General, Richard Lambert believes both businesses and homeowners alike require the relevant energy-efficiency education...
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The Scottish Government is feeling the heat as pressure mounts to fund their own Boiler Scrappage Scheme, similar to the scheme announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling in his pre-Budget report for England and Wales. The Scottish Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) believes the scheme would be both beneficial to their economy, while contributing to their...
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Since the Government’s announcement of the Boiler Scrappage Scheme, homeowners and gas engineers a-like are waiting for full details to determine whether the scheme is to be operated through Warm Front on a nationwide level or alternatively at a local level, which would make the homeowner responsible for arranging the installation process. Furthermore, there is...
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The newly introduced boiler scrappage scheme will see households with a G-rated boiler (the lowest efficiency level) receive £400 towards a new boiler or renewable heat unit. With new boilers costing anything between £600 and £3,000 this incentive comes as a welcome saving, but how do you find out if you have a G-rated...
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