Green Deal Home Improvement Fund comes to an end in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire home owners are being advised that the popular Green Deal Home Improvement Fund has come to an end. The fund, set up in June to help households improve the energy efficiency of their homes, is no longer accepting new applications having reached its allocated budget. It had been introduced by the UK Government as an alternative way for home owners and tenants to pay for energy improvements. A number of reputable companies have helped Carmarthenshire residents improve their homes as part of the scheme. But the council’s Trading Standards team wants to ensure rogue traders can’t cash in on the back of the scheme, by offering to carry out work, or assessments for work, that will never be funded. “We want to make people aware that the fund is closed so that they can be prepared should any cold-callers try to con them in to signing up,” said Trading Standards officer Heidi Neil. “If people are approached by such companies they should seek advice before agreeing to anythin...