Gas boiler ban dropped but homes could still be forced to switch to heat pumps

Gas boiler ban dropped but homes could still be forced to switch to heat pumps

10:03 AM, 6th January 2025, About 2 days ago 26

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Plans to ban new gas boilers by 2035 will be scrapped, but nearly all homes must install a heat pump.

According to the i newspaper, a ban on gas boilers being installed in newly built homes will be confirmed later this year, taking effect before the end of the decade.

However, the rule that would have stopped people from replacing their old gas boilers with new ones after 2035 has been dropped.

Despite this, the government has confirmed that nearly all homes will eventually need to install a heat pump instead of a gas boiler, a change that could cost homeowners and landlords thousands of pounds.

1% of homes in the UK currently use a heat pump

Only 1% of homes in the UK currently use a heat pump, with 58% mainly using gas central heating and 24% using an electric heating device, according to the i newspaper.

Heat pumps are expensive to install, and while the government is pushing hard for their adoption, analysis shows they don’t always lead to better EPC ratings and can result in much higher running costs.

Data from the energy efficiency platform epIMS shows that the estimated annual bill for heating and hot water with a ground source heat pump is £806 – only £9 less than a traditional gas boiler. Heating a home with an air source heat pump will cost £1,001 a year, on average.

£7,500 subsidy for heat pumps

The Labour government claim heat pumps can save people money, despite many older homes being unsuitable unless they undergo costly renovation.

The government has promised to extend a £7,500 subsidy for those prepared to switch to heat pumps.

However, the government has declined to comment ahead of the publication of its “warm homes plan”, which will offer new details on how the move to low-carbon heating methods can be achieved.


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Dylan Morris

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9:54 AM, 7th January 2025, About A day ago

Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 07/01/2025 - 06:01
Simple question which I'm sure you will know the answer to. What's the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere ?

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16:59 PM, 7th January 2025, About A day ago

Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 07/01/2025 - 09:54Wait a moment, whilst she looks it up.....
40% No lower
30% No lower
20% No lower...
Keep going, keep going!!!
I rather enjoyed that she quoted "Wiki" at me and "Science" mag too. Made me chuckle that.

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17:15 PM, 7th January 2025, About A day ago

Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 07/01/2025 - 06:01
Some alternative hard science info and real scientists feature in this hour long movie which I commend to you as you will not have seen it in the media you probably read, where it will have been censored. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM

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17:45 PM, 7th January 2025, About A day ago

Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 07/01/2025 - 17:15You know it’s all a scam when they simply won’t give basic facts. I’ve listened to a lot of this “carbon emissions” stuff. And I keep asking them what’s the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere and what percentage do you wish to reduce it to. Simple enough question isn’t it. But they won’t answer it.

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18:08 PM, 7th January 2025, About A day ago

Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 07/01/2025 - 17:45
Ha. Most of them don't know.
I have sent her a link to the v good, "Climate the Movie film", a good starter for those who believe in this latest cult to impoverish themselves and enrich global corporations.

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20:41 PM, 7th January 2025, About 22 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 07/01/2025 - 18:08They keep referring to CO2 as “carbon” which is something completely different. Carbon is an element and is a solid. Carbon dioxide is a compound and it’s a gas. Two completely different things, obviously. So why are these climate activists not saying carbon dioxide or CO2 ? It’s to obfuscate and confuse, because it’s all BS. They are telling us we need to reduce carbon (CO2) and I keep asking them well what is it now and what do you want to reduce it to. And they can’t provide any kind of answer. It’s total insanity.

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7:12 AM, 8th January 2025, About 11 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 07/01/2025 - 20:41
Probably because carbon dioxide (CO2) is also plant food. Without it, plants would die.
The slight increases that have happened in levels of CO2 since 1982 have led to a greening of the world, and obviously, part of that means more plants, more cultivation and more mouths that can be fed.
So, this is inconvenient and is better to refer to simply "carbon".

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9:22 AM, 8th January 2025, About 9 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 07/01/2025 - 09:54
CO2 about 422 parts per million in 1966 it was 320 per million

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9:28 AM, 8th January 2025, About 9 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 07/01/2025 - 20:41
We want to maintain CO2 to around current levels which means our emissions need to be Net Zero, People use the wrong term for simplicity. Current as I have said above is about 422 parts per million in 1966 it was 320. I am quoting from an expert.

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9:32 AM, 8th January 2025, About 9 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 07/01/2025 - 18:08David I've looked at your book on BTL and you predictions, you skew it to maintain your stance, you need to give people all the facts . A large percentage of investors are saying BTL is dead or better stated no longer a good investment for all the reasons we discuss on this site for a start.

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