The Renewable Heat Incentive – Heat Pumps

Heat pumps qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which provides regular quarterly income payments direct to your bank account. These are tax-free, index-linked and designed to recoup your installation costs over the seven-year duration of the RHI. The amount...

Need to find a builder? – Builder website

There are two market-leading websites that currently offer a searchable database of builders that come complete with the number-one most important part of the builder-search criteria of all — the recommendation. The concept relies on homeowners giving feedback about...

Barn conversions – Permitted development

Did you know….It is now possible to convert an existing agricultural building – barns – into homes without needing to expressly apply for planning permission. This new class authorises change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from use as an...

Under floor heating

Wet underfloor heating systems, in which hot water produced by your heating source is pumped through pipes laid beneath the floor surface, are often more expensive to install than electric underfloor heating systems, in which electric wires supply the heat. However,...