Thu, 23 Jan 2025

'Serious and systemic' problems found in insulated homes

All homes with external wall insulation fitted under two government schemes will be contacted by the energy regulator.

* The Minister for Energy Consumers, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has revealed that an audit found widespread cases of poor-quality installations of external wall insulation in homes under government schemes.
* 39 businesses have been suspended from the schemes due to poor-quality work.
* The audit found problems such as missing paperwork, exposed insulation, poor ventilation, and serious health and safety concerns, including improperly fitted wires.
* Over 65,000 households in the UK have had solid wall insulation installed under two government schemes since 2022.
* All homes that have had external wall insulation will be contacted by Ofgem for repair work, with the cost met by installers.
* The government has been criticized for not reviewing other insulation schemes, such as cavity wall insulation and spray foam insulation.
* An estimated three million homes have been insulated under government schemes, but hundreds of thousands may have had poor-quality insulation installed.
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