{"id":170644,"date":"2026-02-26T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/calls-to-move-englands-home-insulation-scheme-into-council-workers-hands\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:01:48","slug":"calls-to-move-englands-home-insulation-scheme-into-council-workers-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/calls-to-move-englands-home-insulation-scheme-into-council-workers-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls to move England\u2019s home insulation scheme into council workers\u2019 hands"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spendingCouncils should train up their own workers to install insulation in England\u2019s draughty houses, and offer home upgrades street by street, beginning in the most deprived areas, according to proposals for cutting energy bills.Setting up \u201chome improvement corporations\u201d would allow greater control by councils over low-carbon retrofits for housing, and would be a more efficient way of spending limited public funds for insulation, according to the Common Wealth thinktank, which will set out the proposals in a report this week. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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