Boiler Scrappage News

A Combi Boiler Could Be The Best Box to Watch this Christmas! Icy rain since Christmas Day has compounded the already extreme and prolonged winter freeze making conditions hazardous and unpleasant for families. Nationwide and local gas engineers have once again been inundated with boiler breakdown emergency calls. But unlike last winter, homeowners do not have...
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The Scottish Government has both surpised and delighted homeowners by launching a Boiler Scrappage Scheme for registered private sector landlords in Scotland. Launched under the full titile of the Energy Saving Scotland Private Sector Landlord Boiler Scrappage Scheme, registered private landlords are able to claim £400 towards the cost of replacing existing inefficient boiler to...
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Energy Suppliers are continuing with their own boiler discounts for homeowners as the Government’s Boiler Scrappage Scheme for England has now closed as the £50m of funding set aside for the program has now been fully utilised. From April 1st 2010 British Gas are offering a £200 discount off a new boiler plus one year’s free HomeCare...
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A new Boiler Scrappage Scheme has been announced for Wales which will benefit the over 60s. Environment, sustainability and housing minister Jane Davidson said that the scheme will come into force on April 1st 2010, with £2.5m allocated to the scheme allowing up to 5,000 homes to benefit. The scheme will reward households with a £500 voucher...
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The Energy Savings Trust (EST) have today announced that 44% of the total number of discount vouchers available have been claimed since the Boiler Scrappage Scheme was launched in England on January 18th. Some 54,758 vouchers which give households a £400 discount off a new A-Rated boiler when they trade in their old G-Rated boiler have...
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Alex Salmond’s SNP budget won approval yesterday from MSPs by 66 votes to 45, with the announcement of a £2m Boiler Scrappage Scheme for Scotland. Pressure had been on the Scottish Government for some time to introduce a similar scrappage scheme to the one which has run so successfully in England since the beginning of 2010. Yesterday’s...
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A Boiler Scrappage Scheme akin to the one currently in place in England has been called for in Northern Ireland. Chair of the Stormont Social Development Committee, Simon Hamilton has asked for serious consideration to be given to the introduction of a Boiler Scrappage Scheme, noting that as well as improving energy efficiency, such an...
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As from January 18th, the Energy Savings Trust (EST) will begin issuing the £400 vouchers to those homeowners who have successfully applied for the recently launched Boiler Scrappage Scheme. The £400 vouchers should be received approximately 10 days after receipt of your application to the EST. The vouchers are valid for 12 weeks from the date of issue...
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Environment minister Jane Davidson has announced that more than £4m could be spend in Wales on a Welsh Boiler Scrappage Scheme. Wales is set to receive £4.07m of funding from the Treasury and it will be up to the Welsh Assembly Cabinet (WAG) as to how this money is allocated. The Boiler Scrappage Scheme announced by...
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The Energy Savings Trust (EST) has stated that the Boiler Scrappage Scheme’s £50m funding could run out as soon as March due to high popularity of the scheme during the first few days since its launch on January 5th. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) confirmed the scheme had prompted 72,000 telephone calls to...
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