Practical writing on quotes, installers and what the upgrades actually do.
Under the Warm Homes: Local Grant a landlord's first eligible rental is fully funded and each further one needs a 50% contribution, with caps of £16,600 for energy…
Short cycling — a heat pump starting and stopping every few minutes — wears the compressor and inflates bills. Here are the causes, from oversizing to low water…
The Powerwall 3 is good, but it isn't the only option. We compare five UK-available alternatives on capacity, backup and installed price, and say which suits which home.
Oil-filled radiators cost 13p–66p an hour at full power, but thermostat cycling means real costs are usually much lower. Full size-by-size table and how duty cycles work.
Worcester Bosch's Greenstar range dominates UK installs — but does the published data justify the premium? We look at warranties up to 12 years, efficiency and real installed…
From £1,138 in early 2021 to a £4,279 crisis peak and £1,723 for October to December 2026: every Ofgem price cap level since 2021 in one table, with…
ONS data shows 52.7% of North West homes reach EPC band C — just below the England average — but the region spans national best-performers like Knowsley and…
A like-for-like oil boiler costs £2,500–£4,500 with no grant. A heat pump could cost less than that net of the £9,000 oil-home uplift — but only in the…
Official DESNZ data to May 2026: 130,988 Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications, 84,879 grants paid, applications up 19% year on year — and a £9,000 oil/LPG uplift arriving on…
LPG is the most expensive fossil fuel to heat with — and it sits outside Ofgem's price cap. We compare 2026 running costs against heat pumps, oil and…