Industry demands clear guidance and fixed timeframes as concerns over delays to heating reforms mount
New homes in England will be banned from having gas heating systems under long-awaited government building regulations that are expected to be announced next year but will not kick in until 2027. Builders will be required to introduce electric heat pumps or other non-gas heating systems in most new builds in compliance with the “future homes standard”, designed to improve properties’ energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said the government wanted all new properties to be built without gas boilers by the end of the decade. “We remain committed to delivering highly efficient new homes that will become net zero as the grid decarbonises,” it said. “All options set out in the future homes standard consultation would result in significant emissions reductions compared to previous standards.
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