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Property Expert David Plaister reports on The government’s announcement that it will offer households in England and Wales grants of £5,000 from next April to help them replace old gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps. 

As part of its Heat and Buildings Strategy, £450m has been allocated to the boiler upgrade scheme, which will run over three years and serve 90,000 homes.The government says this will boost demand for the pumps, but critics say the plan does not go far enough. 

Homeowners will be encouraged to switch to a heat pump or other low-carbon technology when their current boiler needs replacing. An air-source heat pump costs between £6,000 and £18,000, depending on the type installed and the size of a property.

Writing in the Sun, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “The Greenshirts of the Boiler Police are not going to kick in your door with their sandal-clad feet and seize, at carrot-point, your trusty old combi.” But with around 27.8 million households in the UK, as per the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, and only enough funding for 90,000 homes, who will be eligible for the grants?

All homeowners, small landlords and private landlords in England and Wales will be eligible for the Boiler Upgrade scheme. However, it will not be made available to social housing and new build properties. Companies installing the heat pumps will apply for the grant on behalf of their customers, and the grant amount will be discounted from the total price homeowners pay.

The government scheme will replace systems that use fossil fuels, such as gas boilers, as these are damaging to the environment because they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But the government has stressed that households will not be forced to remove them. Instead, it aims for the sale of new gas boilers to end in the coming 14 years.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the boiler scheme will support the government’s target for all new heating systems installed in UK homes by 2035 to use low-carbon technologies such as heat pumps. The upgrade scheme comes into effect in April 2022.

David Plaister went on to say “the current energy crisis has demonstrated just how far behind the UK is on future-proofing homes from fossil-fuel dependency. Unfortunately, the lack of government investment in insulation and heat-pump technology means the UK has some of the most inefficient housing stock in Western Europe and therefore the initiative of these plans to future proof homes is certainly a step in the right direction.

Should homeowners take this into their own hands, there are many ways they can raise the sustainability of their home and in the long term save money. With the winter months on the horizon, home insulation would be a great investment, and although the upfront cost can start from a few hundred pounds, a household could expect to save circa £150 a year”.

Even better news for the property market!

We are so pleased to see that the UK Government is offering more support for first-time buyers by confirming the new mortgage guarantee scheme, encouraging lenders to offer 95% mortgages. This means first-time buyers will get a ‘government guarantee’ on mortgages with a deposit of 5%.
With regards to stamp duty, Chancellor Rish Sunak has announced that the up-to £500,000 ‘nil-rate band’ for stamp duty will finish at the end of June, extending it by three months and then phasing it out until September.

For sale by auction 23.03.21

We are delighted to offer Claremont Wine Vaults, a mixed use residential / commercial building located on Birnbeck Road, Weston-super-Mare. This property is for sale by ONLINE public auction on Tuesday the 23rd March 2021.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a mixed use, freehold property which is fantastically located on Weston-super-Mare’s golden seafront with superb views of the coastline. This presents a great development opportunity or a possible space to create a home and income under one roof (subject to planning permission and building regulation approval).

The premises are currently operating as a public bar and restaurant arranged over two storeys, with a two-bedroom apartment above. Planning permission and building regulations have been approved and works begun to construct a generous four-bedroom apartment on the first floor and a previous application to convert the building to five apartments has been granted although now lapsed.
This significant piece of real estate is an opportunity awaiting, so if you are eager to find out more about this exciting project, please feel free to get in contact to arrange a viewing on 01934 815 053.

View property details: 
https://www.davidplaister.co.uk/find-a-property/auction/property/9894879-birnbeck-road-weston-super-mare

Pre-registration form: 
https://www.davidplaister.co.uk/register-to-bid

 

With just under two weeks to go until our next property auction, we would like to send a quick reminder of the details.
You MUST pre-register to bid for this auction as it is solely ONLINE, so please follow the link below to complete the registration process.
https://www.davidplaister.co.uk/register-to-bid

We also offer telephone and commission bidding for applicants that would prefer not to bid via the online portal, so please get in touch by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or feel free to ring us on 01934 81553.
Further information, photos and the legal pack for each of the properties can be found through their individual listings on the David Plaister website or by clicking the buttons below.

Lot 1: Claremont Vault
https://www.davidplaister.co.uk/find-a-property/auction/property/9894879-birnbeck-road-weston-super-mare

Lot 2: Uphill Way
https://www.davidplaister.co.uk/properties/property/10177080-uphill-way-uphill-weston-super-mare

The auction will be held digitally on Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021 at 7pm.

01934 815 053
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