Heat In Buildings Bill

Jimmy Black reflects on the Heat in Buildings Bill, and laments the loss of Patrick Harvie’s radical edge.

The Scottish Housing News Podcast returns with Gillian Campbell, director of the Existing Homes Alliance, and CIH Scotland's policy and practice manager, Ashley Campbell, joining Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black to discuss the Scottish Government's newly revised Heat in Buildings Bill. They explore th

The Scottish Government’s revised Heat in Buildings Bill will fail to address the core challenge of how decarbonisation will be delivered as it fails to mention workforce skills, installer training or targeted support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the Plumbing and Heating Feder

The Scottish Government has pledged to bring forward its Heat in Buildings Bill during this parliament after revealing revisions that will set a new target for decarbonising heating systems alongside continuing work to reduce fuel poverty.

The Existing Homes Alliance has gathered signatures from 25 organisations calling on the First Minister to fulfil his promise to introduce a Heat in Buildings Bill before the window for legislation closes imminently due to the election.

With question marks hanging over the Scottish Government's Heat in Buildings Bill, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell explores the purpose of the legislation and why it’s so needed. Towards the very end of a debate on supporting households with cost of living pres

The Scottish Government has announced that it will abandon its flagship plan to require homeowners to switch to greener heating systems shortly after purchasing a new home, a decision which has sparked a diverse range of reactions from political leaders, environmental groups, and industry represent

A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer, and industry organisations is calling for immediate action to stimulate investment in Scotland’s future workforce by introducing the Heat in Buildings Bill. Highlighting the delays already faced by the Bill, the Existing Homes Alli

Businesses representing Scotland’s manufacturers, installers, advisers, and other stakeholders are urging the Scottish Government to commit to introducing a Heat in Buildings Bill this autumn. In a letter to the cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, net zero and energy Màiri McAllan,

Paul Hilton, the CEO of property portal ESPC, explains why homeowners (whether owner-occupiers or landlords) need more support from the Scottish Government’s upcoming Heat in Buildings Bill, for which ESPC was recently part of the consultation. We are all very aware of the changes being propos

The Scottish Government needs to set minimum standards of competence for installers as well as installations as it seeks to implement new domestic heating standards, according to electrical trade body SELECT. The campaigning association added that any new plans also have to take into accou

Independent government advisers have criticised proposals by Scottish ministers to replace gas boilers with heat pumps stressing that the current timetable for implementation is “unrealistic” and that households risk becoming vulnerable to “rogue traders”.

Matthew Aitchison, associate, valuation & advisory at Knight Frank Scotland, highlights the key points from the Scottish Government's proposed Heat in Buildings Bill and shares what steps landlords and occupiers should begin to take to prepare. The Scottish Government has released its

The progress the Scottish Government has made against its Heat in Buildings Strategy has been set out in the annual Heat in Buildings Progress Report, which has been published today. During the past year, the Scottish Government has provided £170 million of funding through its Heat i

The Scottish Government has published new rules which mean that all new buildings in Scotland are fitted with climate-friendly heating systems. Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy sets out the Scottish Government’s intention to develop regulations to ensure that new buildings, applying