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Private renters worst hit by energy prices

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:02 GMT

Recent studies by the Royal Institute of Chartered surveyors has suggested that private renters may be much worse off than homeowners when it comes to the ever rising energy...

A lot of noise about Noise Action Week

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:41:46 GMT

This week is the Noise Action Week, 21st - 25th May, and is an annual nationwide campaign aimed to bring awareness to noise problems in your home and neighbourhood, and how the public can go about changing...

Higher home energy bills or no more energy

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:43:27 GMT

A stark warning has been issued to the public that a massive energy shortfall between demand and supply will hit the UK over the next decade if we don’t look at a new infrastructure. Several power stations in the upcoming years are set to be...

Green Deal can't make a break

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:51:41 GMT

The Green Deal is to face a revisit from Downing Street on the initiatives viability. It has had several knocks and shakes in the run up to its launch which is scheduled for October...

Home Energy Prices set to rise

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:30:01 GMT

Home energy prices are yet to see another hike as British Gas warn of increasing costs of wholesale prices, transportation and green taxes. These costs will naturally hit customers and they will likely see a large increase in bills for next winter....

House prices slump

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:01 GMT

Reports indicate that the house market not only isn’t seeing signs of improvements but last month house prices slumped by £130 every day last...

DIY sees a drop but energy saving home improvements gain interest

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Wed, 9 May 2012 09:07:05 GMT

Many Britons feeling the big squeeze at the moment have had to cut back on some areas, in particular such as home improvements and DIY. With less disposable income the DIY industry has felt a 15 year low as many homeowners reassess their...

Green Deal to be delayed for businesses

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Mon, 7 May 2012 11:16:50 GMT

It has been confirmed that the Green Deal will be delayed for non-domestic buildings, meaning businesses will have to wait a little longer than home owners to receive the benefits associated with the...

Home energy efficiency leads to an efficient economy

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Mon, 7 May 2012 11:13:13 GMT

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has expressed his concerns about the future of growth in the UK economy and has put forward the idea that what the UK government needs to invest its efforts much more into “green...

Safestyle UK enjoys new environmentally-friendly transport fleet

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Safestyle UK) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:38:08 GMT

The UK's largest independent double glazing company Safestyle UK has reason to celebrate its new state-of-the-art fleet of vans, comprising 170 of the new Renault...

Home Improvement market set for promising year ahead

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:15:52 GMT

The editor of Build It Magazine, Anna-Marie DeSouza strongly believes that Britain’s home improvement market is set to have a “promising year” ahead with the sector currently experiencing a revival, and also that she is “not...

How to save on those winter fuel bills

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:59:01 GMT

Lately we’ve been talking a lot about the different ways in which you can bring down your energy bills, and getting your home ready in time for the winter. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has provided some very interesting figures on how big an...

UK Government plans to fund green improvement of small businesses

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:51:14 GMT

The government is planning to make billions of pounds available to finance rapid green improvement to more than 4 million UK small businesses. The new plans mean that companies will receive loans to replace...

Environmentally Friendly Ways to Heat Your Home during Winter

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:01:10 GMT

With winter fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how you can save on your energy bills and improve your energy efficiency. This can be achieved through insulation and double glazing and if you want to go even greener, why not...

200-year-old eco-home opens its doors to the public

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:19:59 GMT

Probably the UK’s oldest eco-home at is set to open its doors to the public in order to encourage more people to make their homes greener. The 200-year-old property in Llanidloes in Powys, Wales has cut its carbon emissions by 60 per cent and...

Green Home Improvement Advice For Owners of Older Property

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:49:41 GMT

Owners of traditionally-built cottages and houses will now be able to benefit from a leaflet entitled Sustainability and Historic Buildings which provides advice on how to make their homes more energy...

Double Glazing Prize Draw Sees Safestyle Customers Win £2060

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:17:32 GMT

Safestyle’s Diamond Account quarterly prize draw has just been drawn, with Mr and Mrs Lott of Southport having their outstanding account balance of £2060 for installation of Safestyle’s energy saving double glazing paid off in full by...

Scotland Plans for a Greener Future

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:41:57 GMT

Last week, the Scottish government released a report detailing how the country could generate £7.1 billion for the economy as well as putting 10.1 gigawatts of renewable energy into the grid. The report produced trade body Scottish Renewables...

Loans for Home Improvement on the Increase

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:28:29 GMT

A new study by Sainsbury’s Finance has revealed that one in five personal loans taken out from the supermarket between the first half of this year went towards home refurbishment projects. During the first half of this year, the value of...

Expert Insists That Every House Should Be Double Glazed

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:10:50 GMT

George Clarke who is the presenter of Channel 4’s The Home Show and The Restoration Man did an interview with the Daily Telegraph and explained that when all the potential savings are considered, every house in the country should be double...

Investigation into Cornwall geothermal power underway

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:25:26 GMT

As soon as 2013, the UK could have its first commercial geothermal power plant after local planning permission was given for an exploratory drilling project in Cornwall. The permission will allow engineers to drill a 4.5km deep borehole near Redruth...

RICS urges homeowners to make energy efficient improvements

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT

Homeowners have been urged to consider making improvements in order to make their homes more energy efficient before new energy certificates become compulsory prior to sale. The new EU wide legislation will make it compulsory for anyone selling their...

New public-private partnership launches new energy efficiency improvement scheme

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:53:26 GMT

Over the weekend, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) announced a new £3 million plan to improve the energy efficiency of Britain’s...

New Energy Efficiency Rating to Become Compulsory for all Home Sales

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:33:13 GMT

As of 2012, all homes that go up for sale will require an energy efficiency rating to be conducted on the property. New EU legislation means that it will be compulsory for these energy efficiency ratings to be published on all advertisements for...

Energy Secretary Lifts Ban on Council Sales of Excess Renewable Energy

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:19:20 GMT

From today local councils will be allowed to sell excess renewable electricity produced back to the national grid. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne announced plans to lift the ban at the Local Government Association (LGA) conference back in June and...

High street retailers to help the government cut energy usage

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:45:24 GMT

Well known high-street names Marks & Spencer, Tesco, HSBC and Kingfisher who own B&Q have been asked to help advise the government on energy efficiency, cutting emissions and saving money. The companies have been give a special role in...

Large number of UK firms could face fines over mandatory energy efficiency scheme

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:41:49 GMT

More than 2500 companies in the UK could end up facing fines from the government as a new report reveals that many top-level executives, at some of the country’s largest firms have no knowledge of the mandatory CRC Energy Efficiency...

Homeowners to face increase in fuel bills to fund greener energy

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:57:09 GMT

Ministers announced on Tuesday that plans to tackle climate change could add £277 to household fuel bills each year unless people undertake green improvements on their homes. Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Minister, stated that the...

House Prices Fall Again in July

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:22:21 GMT

House prices in England have fallen again in July due to a decrease in demand from potential buyers with the average house price dropping by 0.1% on June to £158,700. Estate agents have reported a 1.3 per cent fall in the number of...

UK Ranks 3rd in World Green Building League

news.alerts@safestyle.co.uk (Thomas Davies) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:19:32 GMT

The UK has ranked in third in a world league for green buildings in a report released by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Norway ranked 1^st and Brazil 2^nd as the countries making the most...