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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

Experts welcome energy efficiency ambition and urge greater funding

3 May 2018

The Existing Homes Alliance, today (2nd May) welcomed the Scottish Government’s new plans to improve energy efficiency to tackle fuel poverty and climate change and urged the Government to set new targets in law, increase funding, and put in place regulation and incentives to support homeowners to get their homes up to a good standard. … [Continue Reading]

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Alliance supports energy efficiency standards in the Private Rented Sector

30 June 2017

Summary of Existing Homes Alliance response to government consultation on energy efficiency standards in the Private Rented Sector. EXHA_PRSconsultation_FINAL_30June2017 EXHA_PRSconsultation_summary_June2017 Full response: EXHA_PRSconsultation_FINAL_30June2017

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Majority (85%) of Scots want private landlords to provide energy efficient homes

29 June 2017

Proposals from the Scottish Government to increase energy efficiency standards in private renting have received overwhelming public support according to a new survey.  A YouGov poll for Shelter Scotland found that 85% of adults in Scotland would support laws that required private landlords to increase the energy efficiency rating of their property to a minimum … [Continue Reading]

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10 Key Recommendations

1 The Energy Efficient Scotland Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have a statutory underpinning, including a target for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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About us

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland is a coalition calling for urgent action to transform Scotland's existing housing stock and make it fit for the 21st century. Too many of Scotland's homes are in a poor condition meaning unnecessarily high fuel use.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the William Grant Foundation.

Recent Updates

  • Alliance welcomes ambitious climate plan but awaits detail on delivery
  • Calls for doubling of funding as latest statistics show a quarter of households still living in fuel poverty
  • Warm homes and the Scottish Budget 2021/22

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Join our campaign to ensure there are no households in Scotland living in a hard-to-heat, draughty home by 2030. We urge the Scottish Government to use the once in a generation opportunity of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme and the Fuel Poverty Bill to transform Scotland’s homes for the better, put an end to fuel poverty and seize the opportunities of a low carbon future.

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