Plans to scrap VAT exemption on solar panels will drive short term demand, building firms will have to include salary details on adverts, and Tommy Walsh dies aged 69
Government plans to scrap the 5% VAT exemption on domestic heat pumps, solar panels and battery installations could drive a spike in demand in the run-up to April.
Industry groups have warned that the VAT cliff edge could create a ‘feast and famine’ upheaval among home energy installers, after years of tepid interest from households.
Demand for green energy systems has accelerated since the beginning of the US-Iran East war and the subsequent surge in gas market prices.
Last month, the Chancellor, John Healey made several changes to green energy subsidies, including reducing the amount of money available under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and cutting funding for heating oil users.
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Construction firms will have to start including salary details in job adverts under new legislation.
Although the government has yet to set out the full scope of the ‘say what you pay law’, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has urged businesses to start publishing the information before the law comes into force.
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Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer star Tommy Walsh passed away on Monday, aged 69.
His agent said Walsh had died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his family.
A former builder, Walsh rose to fame in the late 90s on Ground Force alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock.
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