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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses fitted
with internal insulation.
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On 14 Oct 2025 at 08:01:39 BST, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses fitted
with internal insulation.

Indeed. How not to do it. Full report here:

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/energy-efficiency-installations-under-the-energy-company-obligation/
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On 14/10/2025 09:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses fitted
with internal insulation.

Is it just me, but does every government grant of -ux,000 pounds for insulation/heat pumps/boiler replacement immediately result in the price
of such work increasing by the amount of the grant...

... and why wasn't council building control involved? Surely that would
have kept things under control? oh no, it would have cost money as well...

Dave
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On 14/10/2025 08:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses fitted
with internal insulation.

We have for some months been getting junk phone calls just about every
day from "your local energy adviser". As we put the phone down right
away I don't know which scam they are promoting but I suspect that it's
this one. These calls stopped recently just when news of these
problems came out - what an amazing coincidence.
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On 14/10/2025 10:56, Clive Page wrote:

On 14/10/2025 08:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses
fitted with internal insulation.

We have for some months been getting junk phone calls just about every
day from "your local energy adviser".-a-a As we put the phone down right away I don't know which scam they are promoting but I suspect that it's
this one.-a-a These calls stopped recently just when news of these
problems came out - what an amazing coincidence.

The trouble with socialism, isn't that its bad idea in principle, its
just that it requires 100% honest and selfless beings for its correct operation.
Humans, unfortunately are greedy selfish little capitalists at heart.
And you need to design a system that allows for that.
Giving public money to them without there being a way to establish
whether or not its being deployed as intended, is typical leftist bollocks.

Its far better to let people keep their money, and spend it as they see
fit, in the sure and certain knowledge that they will be a damn sight
more thrifty with it than any government bureaucrat.
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forgotten your aim."

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Clive Page wrote:

We have for some months been getting junk phone calls just about every
day from "your local energy adviser". As we put the phone down right
away I don't know which scam they are promoting but I suspect that it's
this one. These calls stopped recently just when news of these
problems came out - what an amazing coincidence.

I get plenty of those too. Also some want to know about my foam
loft insulation, which I don't have, of the age of my wall
insulation.

The most persistent, presumably because there are available
records of solar panel installs, are offers of a "free safety and
function check". I simply tell them I am an electrical engineer
with a love of spreadsheets, and everything is OK, thanks.

Chris
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On 14/10/2025 10:56, Clive Page wrote:

On 14/10/2025 08:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses
fitted with internal insulation.

We have for some months been getting junk phone calls just about every
day from "your local energy adviser".-a-a As we put the phone down right away I don't know which scam they are promoting but I suspect that it's
this one.-a-a These calls stopped recently just when news of these
problems came out - what an amazing coincidence.

Me too!

At our previous house, we had loft insulation topped up under some green
deal scheme or other.

When we moved, we took our landline number with us. I suspect they are revisiting the green deal numbers list.>

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On 14/10/2025 08:30, RJH wrote:

On 14 Oct 2025 at 08:01:39 BST, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses fitted
with internal insulation.

Indeed. How not to do it. Full report here:

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/energy-efficiency-installations-under-the-energy-company-obligation/

"We can't open this file, Something went wrong" (Summary, 2nd link)
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Andrew wrote:

RJH wrote:

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/energy-efficiency-installations-under-
the-energy-company-obligation/

"We can't open this file, Something went wrong" (Summary, 2nd link)

My PDF reader gives a warning "this document uses unsupported features
(XFA) and might not render properly" ... but it looks basically OK to me.
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On 14/10/2025 17:52, Andy Burns wrote:

Andrew wrote:

RJH wrote:

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/energy-efficiency-installations-under-
the-energy-company-obligation/

"We can't open this file, Something went wrong" (Summary, 2nd link)

My PDF reader gives a warning "this document uses unsupported features
(XFA) and might not render properly" ... but it looks basically OK to me.

I assume my windows 10 Pro PC is using the Microsoft default
in a new tab. It didn't fire up Foxit pdf reader, but I'll try
and persuade that to open it.
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On 14/10/2025 10:56, Clive Page wrote:

On 14/10/2025 08:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses
fitted with internal insulation.

We have for some months been getting junk phone calls just about every
day from "your local energy adviser".-a-a As we put the phone down right away I don't know which scam they are promoting but I suspect that it's
this one.-a-a These calls stopped recently just when news of these
problems came out - what an amazing coincidence.

Have you listened to:

https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Local_energy_advisor_scam
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On Tue, 10/14/2025 3:02 PM, Andrew wrote:

On 14/10/2025 17:52, Andy Burns wrote:

Andrew wrote:

RJH wrote:

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/energy-efficiency-installations-under- the-energy-company-obligation/

"We can't open this file, Something went wrong" (Summary, 2nd link)

My PDF reader gives a warning "this document uses unsupported features (XFA) and might not render properly" ... but it looks basically OK to me.

I assume my windows 10 Pro PC is using the Microsoft default
in a new tab. It didn't fire up Foxit pdf reader, but I'll try
and persuade that to open it.

"Save Link As" and when the file is local on your disk,
open with Foxit then ?

Paul
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On 14/10/2025 09:05, David Wade wrote:

On 14/10/2025 09:01, alan_m wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w965gz8zgo

98% of homes that had external wall insulation installed under a
Government scheme need remedial work. The same for 29% of houses
fitted with internal insulation.

Is it just me, but does every government grant of -ux,000 pounds for insulation/heat pumps/boiler replacement immediately result in the price
of such work increasing by the amount of the grant...

i) most of the time it's not a "Government" grant but a green stealth
tax on our utility bills.

ii) these schemes usually result in every cowboy outfit jumping on th
band wagon.
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