Re: Tax Rebate for Green Households

["Mark Golledge" <markgolledge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm certainly interested in this - we've just moved into a house with
1/2 inch loft insulation and no cavity wall insulation.

Got a quote done before Christmas which came back as:

=A3130.00 loft insulation
=A3130.00 cavity wall insulation

They'd had some problems getting funding because apparently national
companies aren't putting the money into the grant pot that makes it
cheaper. Accordingly, I got a phone call from them yesterday to say
the prices are now:

=A3280.00 loft insulation
=A3180.00 cavity wall insulation

I'd be interested in finding out how much British Gas are charging for
theirs!!??!! Shame our local Council (Chelmsford) isn't yet signed up!





On 14/03/06, Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf O=
f
> > Gareth Cook
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Tax Rebate for Green Households
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> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4800726.stm
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> I was annoyed when I saw this story....
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> "Almost one million householders could be in line for up to ?100
off thei=
r
> council tax if they install energy-saving fixtures....A home-owner
must
> install subsidised cavity wall insulation through British Gas before
they
> can apply for the council tax reduction."
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> 1. There are a lot of people who already have cavity wall insulation
so
> would be excluded from the "offer"
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> 2. There are a lot of people in older properties (me included) who
have
> solid walls with no cavity so how the hell can we fill a non existant
voi=
d
> with insulation ???
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> 3. Council tax is worked out on the amount of money that a council
needs =
to
> operate its services for the year. If people adopting the scheme get
thei=
rs
> ?100 less than those who are not eligable then the people not 
eligable w=
ill
> have to pay extra to ensure the council still gets their money. A bit
lik=
e
> how they add a chunk of money to all bills to cover those who dont
pay. O=
k
> we got the mugs how will pay.....  now lets make thewm pay for those
who
> dont.
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> 4. If EVERYBODY got the discount then the council would have a massive
> shortfall and would have to raise the overall level of the tax anyway.
>
> DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THEIR COUNCIL TAX WILL GO DOWN !!!!
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> Keith
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