Carmarthenshire in Top 5 in lofts league table
Carmarthenshire County Council has been revealed as one of the top five performing authorities across England and Wales in terms of the volume of loft and cavity insulation it has helped install in the county’s homes. New figures from the Energy Saving Trust have placed Carmarthenshire amongst the top five of almost 400 councils, for having seen the highest percentage of their area’s housing stock lagged over the first two years of a new Government target. The housing department’s drive towards helping people to save energy and keep their homes warm comes as part of the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT). It has teamed up with a number of insulation companies to offer home owners and private tenants free, or subsidised, loft and cavity wall insulation. Teams of qualified surveyors have visited the county area by area to survey properties, and where appropriate council housing officers have helped identify whether the work could be carried out for free for people in r...