Archive for March 23rd, 2007
More housekeeping…
I’ve lost my rss feeds. Very remiss of me, but it means no rss feeds or emails have gone out since Wednesday. I just need to figure out what I’ve changed to make them disappear. Apologies in advance if this makes the site look a little odd at times over the weekend…
Philip Pullman’s battle with planning
Fantastic interview with the guy who wrote possible the best kids books ever (His Dark Materials), Philip Pullman outlining his battle with the planners when trying to put solar panels on his roof. You’ve got to love anyone who can pepper an interview with phrases such as ‘craven liars’ (pointed at politicians). [...]
EPC and HIPs - market forces?
Yvette Cooper estimates we need between 2,500 and 4,500 qualified assessors. She sets out how much setting up HIPs has cost here (£11.7m total). Let’s remind ourselves why HIPs and EPC exist:
The Housing Act 2004 requires that a mandatory Home Information Pack (HIP) is put together on every home that comes to the [...]
