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Are Boiler Grants a Scam?

From emails promising HMRC rebates, to texts from the Royal Mail demanding payments to release parcels, scams are a daily occurrence and it seems that we have to be on our toes with any offer that sounds too good to be true. Since previous incarnations of ‘free boiler’ schemes such as the ‘Green Home Grants’ were unmitigated disasters, people have become cautious of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) free boiler scheme, so how do you make sure it’s not a...

Will a new boiler save you money?

Even with the offer of a new free boiler, many of our clients want to know if the upheaval will be worth it.  So, will a new boiler really save you money each month? The short answer is yes.  Even if your current boiler was only a few years old, a new boiler is likely to be more efficient – but what does that mean? A boiler’s ‘energy efficiency’ is the percentage of the total energy used by the boiler...

Is the Eco Scheme The Same As Green Home Grants?

In September 2020, Chancellor of Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, published plans that allowed up to 600,000 homes within the UK to receive grant funding. The Green Homes Grant enabled homeowners to make improvements to their homes that would make their homes more energy-efficient. This was done with the aim in mind that household energy emissions would be lower, while homeowners saw the benefit of smaller energy bills. However, by March 31st the following year, only 6 months after its launch the scheme had been...