Future Homes Standard

Ministers are considering plans to water down mandatory clean tech requirements for new homes in England, reports claim

Sweeping planning reforms receive Royal Assent, as government confirms further details of how its new Nature Restoration Fund will seek to compensate for negative impacts from development

Homes equipped with heat pumps and solar panels in line with imminent Future Homes Standard use less energy than expected, new analysis finds

New data shows 1.6 million UK homes are now generating their own solar power, while the domestic market is forecast to grow eight per cent a year over the next decade

New venture kicks off with plans for heat network as part of £500m sustainable housing development in Scotland

Since the Zero Carbon Homes Standard was ditched in 2015, more than a million UK homes have been built with fossil gas heating and insufficient insulation levels, ECIU claims

Government confirms an estimated 99 per cent of new build homes in England will require rooftop solar panels, as Lib Dems celebrate 'Sunshine Bill' success

ECIU analysis calculates the repeated deferral of more demanding energy efficiency standards has left families living in new build homes facing hefty bills that could have been avoided

Energy company promises new housing framework can act as a 'global benchmark for sustainable living', unlocking huge energy bill and carbon savings for households

The UK government aims to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years – but the green credentials of those homes are uncertain as crucial details underpinning the Future Homes Standard have still not been confirmed, write lawyers Ben Standing and...