Cavity wall insulation can save homes "significant amounts of energy" landlords have been told at a conference.Speaking at a seminar at the Landlord and Buy-to-Let Show in Birmingham, Simon Church, of residential energy efficiency firm eaga said that saving energy was "fairly straight forward".He said: "You've got to insulate the...

A further £100 million has been pledged to fund home insulation in the government's pre-budget report.Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the fund would be made available for households to install insulation and in the process create jobs for insulation installers.The move was welcomed by housing charity, the Town and Country Planning...

Energy company Scottish Power has announced that it is nearly half way towards its Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) three years before the deadline. The company says that by the end of the year it expects that 46 per cent of its programme will be complete. CERT, which came into...

Nottinghamshire residents who need to install better insulation are being detected by the use of thermal imaging. Rushcliffe Council has introduced a new Heatseekers pilot scheme which aims to help people living in Keyworth cut costs by realising they need improved insulation.The initiative sees thermal cameras attached to vehicles which...

A community fund set up by wind farm developer Your Energy is to help a local village hall become more energy efficient.Fundraisers for the Little Clifton Village Hall approached the Winscales Moor Wind Farm Community Fund to ask for money to pay for insulation for the hall.They were given a...

A Perthsire town which carried out street-by-street home insulation to cut its carbon emissions, could lead the way for the rest of the country.Residents of Comrie worked with Scottish and Southern Energy to install insulation in their homes in a scheme which would cut their carbon emissions as well as...

Installing insulation is one of the most important steps households can take to keep warm and reduce heating bills, according to an energy chief.According to British Gas, Plymouth residents could save £13 million this winter by installing better insulation.The company has released its insulation league table which claims 62 per...

The importance of energy efficiency has been revealed by the fact that 4.5 million old people will live in just one room of their home this winter to save on their fuel bills.Research conducted by the British Gas Help The Aged Partnership revealed that over one third of older people...

Some households in Chippenham are forgoing payment on their water bills so they can pay their energy bills.According to the Gazette and Herald residents of several areas such as Allington and Redlands are refusing to pay their utility for water because they know they can not be cut off.They cite...

Grants for insulation are a central part of a programme to help people who most need it reduce their fuel bills this winter.A scheme called Devon Warm Zones is targeting areas which are deemed to need extra resources to combat fuel poverty, and offering grants to install insulation and pay...

A co-operative that developed a brownfield site with well insulated homes has been shortlisted for an housing award.Tenants-First, an Aberdeen housing co-operative transformed the site of a former fish factory into a project of 45 family homes and eight sheltered houses at Roanheads at Peterhead.It has been nominated for the...