cavity wall insulation

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Hi there
I live in a Bellway home which I moved into new in May 2005. The house is freezing and I had a warmfront man surveyor come round today to tell me that the house does not have cavity wall insulation. My partner is disabled and apparently we can have a grant to have this done free.
Does anyone know if Bellway had a legal obligation to add cavity wall insulation to our external walls? Should warmfront really have to cough up for cavity wall insulation? could we get bellway to pay or fit it? could we get bellway to pay towards our hefty energy bills these last three and a half years?
Would be grateful for advice
many thanks
lisa xxx :mad:
I live in a Bellway home which I moved into new in May 2005. The house is freezing and I had a warmfront man surveyor come round today to tell me that the house does not have cavity wall insulation. My partner is disabled and apparently we can have a grant to have this done free.
Does anyone know if Bellway had a legal obligation to add cavity wall insulation to our external walls? Should warmfront really have to cough up for cavity wall insulation? could we get bellway to pay or fit it? could we get bellway to pay towards our hefty energy bills these last three and a half years?
Would be grateful for advice
many thanks
lisa xxx :mad:
save energy - stay in bed x












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If you qualify, receiving DLA, someone will come out to look at what is needed in your home and then a date will be set for them to come and do it. Didn't the chap explain all this to you?
Hi bread of heaven, I don't know where you live but I received a full grant from HEES - HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME. This scheme is for WALES, but I'm sure there must be such schemes in England. I had mine through EAGA partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government.
With regard whether you would be eligible as your daughter receives DLA, in the HEES booklet it reads:
I'm not sure who you could ask if you live in England, you could phone the council perhaps for information?
Sorry if this isn't helpful.
You can find the complete list of who can qualify for this government scheme on www.warmfront.co.uk and details of how to apply.
It's not clear from your post what your situation is
I am pursuing the matter with the builders of our house (Bovis) as their staff told us (verbally) that it was insulated. More to the point, I don't believe the house could achieve the energy rating they quote without it. I'll keep this board informed of progress.
i agree with u i bought my house in 1994,,i saw this about insalation,, man came out drilled hole in wall and told me I had insulation:)
when we got a new front window i saw it so ,I think ur wall will b insulated but they will check b 4 they do anything
The warm front grant does not apply if your dd gets DLA. It has to be the home owner tennant or partner that gets the DLA. However if you are on a low income maybe you could apply?
We were unable to get the grant while my dh was working despite my son getting DLA. Once we were getting IS we were able to get the help.