AIMOilking4 Jul 2023 11:59
The problem regarding upgrading old houses to energy efficient units is mind boggling difficult. I walk past a row of small terrace properties on the way into town. They are in an appalling state but each is lived in. Some are rented and some are owned. An owner cannot do much to his/her little house if those in the rest off the terrace do nothing to theirs. Walking around my town many of the larger properties are in an awful state but finding a economic way to improve them requires the ability to find skilled people to do the work. To find an electrician, a plumber or a builder is almost impossible. This government has seen fit to tax the energy companies and investment in them is rapidly becoming waste of time. They have sold many first time buyers down the river by going from low to high interest rates and wonder why the workers are up in arms.....In hindsight you could not create such a basket case as the Uk if you had sat down a planned it. I had confidence in the north sea oil producers surviving but not anymore. I am preaparing for a return to the dark ages.