UK Homes Struggling to Go Green Amid Energy Crisis

UK Homes Struggling to Go Green Amid Energy Crisis
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Homes up and down the UK are reportedly finding it hard to install green home improvements such as heat pumps, solar panels and electric cars.

The i says that supply problems, long delays, Brexit bureaucracy, and high prices are to blame for homeowners having their efforts thwarted to become environmentally friendly. Double glazing cannot be procured easily right now either. 

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Rob Keal is the Content Editor at Homebuilding & Renovating. With a background in content marketing, he began his career back in 2016 as a freelancer, before honing his craft at various digital marketing agencies. Looking to specialise in DIY and homes, he joined the team in February 2022. 

Renovation has been part of his life since he was nine years old, when his parents bought a medieval cottage and completely revived it, introducing him to kitchen remodels, loft conversions, landscape gardening, and much more besides along the way. A bedroom extension and patio refurbishment are among his next planned projects. He is also passionate about interior design and landscape gardening.

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