Monthly Archives: August 2010
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HM Government response to Window Scrappage Scheme
I am sure most of you are aware that there has been a push to get people to sign the petition on the Number 10 website.
The petition is now closed and the government have responded with this:
The Government agrees that energy efficiency has an important part to play if we are to achieve our carbon reduction targets. The benefits of energy efficiency for households are clear: saving money on energy bills, reducing reliance on imported energy and helping householders reduce their carbon emissions.
However given the high cost of replacement windows (typically £5,000 to £10,000 for a small home), the marginal improvement in performance, particularly when replacing like-for-like double glazed windows; and given that band C windows will be the minimum standard permitted by building regulations from October 2010, a window scrappage scheme is unlikely to be cost effective on energy efficiency and carbon savings grounds.
We believe…
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Space4Living Boss Says He Will Get In Touch!
The boss of a building firm which disappeared from Blackpool leaving householders thousands of pounds out of pocket said he was determined work on customers’ homes would be finished.
Barry Palin, managing director of kitchen and conservatory firm Space4Living, contacted The Blackpool Gazette to insist he was in the process of contacting his customers.
The company moved out of its Marton showroom last week leaving householders with half-finished conservatories and orangeries. A sign, placed on the door, claimed the premises on Brimlow Road had been closed for refurbishment. However, the landlord said he was “surprised” by the emptying of the showroom.
Police and trading standards are also investigating the closure.
A spokesman for Trading Standards appealed to Mr Palin to get in touch saying: “We would more than welcome a call from the firm’s owner.”
Mr Palin blamed “cash flow problems” for forcing him to halt work on a number…
