Boom Again?20 Jun 2025 15:14
Haydale is in the right place at the right time. In the Telegraph today;
"Under plans revealed today, developers will be forced to install solar panels in the "vast majority" of new houses, and gas boilers will effectively be banned in newbuilds in favour of heat pumps.The Energy Secretary claims that the moves could save households £500 a year on their energy bills, but appears to have neglected to consider the likely effect on development costs. There are few objections to people choosing to install solar panels, or choosing to buy a house with a heat pump.
That builders confronted with market demand are not already supplying them suggests, however, that any premium people are willing to pay for these features will not cover the costs of installing them."
The costs and inefficiency of Heat Pumps is an ongoing issue. The Future Homes Standard coming in later this year has this to say on Heating;
"Low-carbon heating: New homes will be required to use low-carbon heating systems, such as heat pumps and heat networks, instead of fossil fuel heating systems like gas and oil boilers"