The FHS adds around £4k to the cost of building a new 3 bed home. Running cost savings are between £800 and £1100 a month; so homeowners quickly recoup their money and pay £25k less in bills over 25 years. We've put out a press release; Ed Matthew can chat if you want to discuss.

Cutting this policy would be a disaster for first time buyers and businesses working in one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK economy.

If the government builds all its promised 1.5 million new build homes to the Future Homes Standard, this will save bill payers around £35 billion on their energy bills over 25 years, and stops 41 million tonnes of dangerous carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.

The small additional upfront cost is quickly recovered by homeowners and protects them from price shocks on the volatile fossil fuel market.

Heat pumps and solar panels offer dramatically lower running costs than homes fitted just with gas boilers, to the tune of around £1000 a year in a 3-bed house.