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What should a room by room heat-loss calculation include?

Find out which measurements and assumptions should sit behind the heat-loss figures used to design a heat-pump system.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Heat pump installation day: what happens and how long it takes

See the likely sequence, disruption and handover when an air-to-water heat pump is installed in a UK home.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Heat pump warranties and complaints: who must put things right?

Understand which faults fall to the installer, manufacturer or warranty provider, and how to escalate a complaint.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Switching from oil or LPG to a heat pump: what changes at home

The £9,000 grant may help some off-gas homes, but radiators, hot water, power supply and tank removal still matter.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Air source heat pump planning permission: England’s 2026 rules

England now allows larger units and two pumps on detached homes, but noise, siting and property type still matter.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Boiler Upgrade Scheme demand: what the new July 2026 figures show

The latest BUS data points to stronger heat pump demand, but applications are not the same as completed installations.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Heat pump installer matching: seven checks every consumer should see

What installer screening can tell you, what it cannot, and the checks to make before signing a heat pump contract.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse

Air-to-Air Heat Pumps Explained: Who Can Get the £2,500 Grant?

The £2,500 grant is now available in England and Wales. Here is how air-to-air heating works and who may qualify.

Giles Crosse, Clearwise Energy Editor
Giles Crosse