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Owners warned on flood risk insurance
- 31st January 2012
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The end of an agreement between the insurance industry and the government could leave property worth £214 billion uninsured, according to research by Search Flow. The property search firm says home owners of the one in four homes in the UK that are at risk of flooding could find themselves unable to get insurance against ...
‘Solar’ Christmas tree installed in Beijing hotel
- 15th December 2011
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The Opposite House hotel in Beijing has installed an innovative and sculptural Christmas tree to underscore its commitment to sustainability and the environment. The 6 metre high ‘tree’, which is on display until 9th January 2012 is constructed from 105 reclaimed solar thermal vacuum tubes used to harness the energy of the sun, and has ...
RICS warning of how green energy schemes can affect a property’s saleability
- 30th November 2011
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is warning people to be vigilant when opting to let their roof space for green energy schemes, as doing so could violate mortgage terms and put a property’s saleability at risk. Many companies are now looking to benefit from the coalition government’s Feed in Tariff Scheme (FIT) by renting ...
Blow for home owners as Government halves solar panel payments
- 31st October 2011
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change will halve the payments made to home owners generating their own solar electricity. These proposals could mean far fewer firms will offer “free installation” deals. This could mean the scheme becomes the preserve of the middle classes with only those who can afford the £10,000 plus installation look ...
Timber buildings reach new heights
- 20th October 2011
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A new block of council flats is about to be opened to residents in the North London borough of Hackney. Nothing especially noteworthy there, you might think, but the new apartments at Bridport House are constructed entirely from wood, making the building the largest timber-built apartment block in the world. Next door to it is ...
Greenland climate change blunder may lead to Times Atlas climbdown
- 21st September 2011
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The new edition of the Times Atlas of the World faces the prospect of having an entire print run pulped after it appeared to claim climate change in Greenland is far worse than it really is. Leading UK polar scientists have claimed that the Atlas, costing £150 and published by a Times Books, a division ...
