The government is introducing the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) from 1 January 2024. Don’t you just love the catchy title? This means that gas boiler manufacturers will be fined by the government if insufficient heat pumps are installed in the UK. The manufacturers say the targets for heat pumps are unachievable so a number (Worcester, Baxi and Ideal) have decided to increase their prices by between £100-£150 from 1 January 2024 to pay for the fines they expect to receive.
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Rent controls by the back door?
A landlord in Manchester recently had an unpleasant surprise. He sought to increase the monthly rent from £1,650 to £1,700. The tenant appealed to the First Tier Tribunal and it decided the rent should be REDUCED to £1,450. So instead of gaining £600 per annum,...
