Ministers want us to go green, but for homeowners, the sums seldom add up
Green dream: Many eco measures are promoted to consumers as cost savings when they are anything but Chris Simons, 32, reckons he is pretty green. When he and his partner, Oliver, moved into their new home, just before Covid hit, they were keen to make it as eco-friendly as possible. Half the garden was turned into a wildflower meadow. They installed a pond to encourage insects and wildlife. And then they turned to the house, a detached four-bedroom property in Norfolk, built in the 1920s. This is not attached to the gas network: it is heated using oil. The first thing Chris, who works ...