We've been publishing a series of blogs on the Warm Homes Plan over the last few months, and you can read them all here: lcef.co.uk/blog?categor...

This is a continuation of LCEF’s work on the Warm Homes Plan, to ensure that this landmark policy is designed with the value-add of fuel poverty, local government and climate experts, and delivered at pace for communities across the country.

If you’d like to contribute your own blog please email: [email protected] ✍️

With climate volatility, food security and long-term investment now front and centre, Martin argues this is a moment to start building - getting policy to work for farmers on the ground, and recognising that profitability, nature recovery and climate resilience go hand in hand.

Martin reflects on the government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax and why they should be welcomed as a chance to draw a line under a difficult debate and reset the focus on what really matters: giving farmers clarity and confidence to run resilient and sustainable businesses.

Each piece explores a different dimension of the challenge ahead - from public confidence to and regional delivery. Now the hard work of delivery begins.

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🔥 #8: From Warm Words to Warm Homes
Ross Armstrong from Warmworks on moving from policy to delivery - ensuring the Plan reaches the millions still waiting for affordable, healthy homes.
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⚡ #7: Cutting the Cost - Labour's Chance to Deliver Lower Bills
Dr Garry Felgate from The MCS Foundation on three priorities: supporting low-income households, setting a 2035 boiler phase-out, and cutting electricity costs.
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🔧 #6: Workforce Development Is Make or Break
James Fotherby from Aldersgate Group on the critical challenge: scaling from 10,000 to 100,000 heat pump workers by 2035.
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🏗️ #5: We Reuse Shopping Bags. Why Not Buildings?
Will Hurst from Don't Waste Buildings on how transforming vacant buildings could deliver homes, jobs, and climate action - if we get the incentives right. lcef.co.uk/blog/recycli...

💡 #4: Why Advice Matters
Abigail Ward from @EnergySvgTrust on why impartial, expert guidance must be at the heart of delivering five million home upgrades.
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💼 #3: Making the Switch - The Political Case for Salary Sacrifice
Thom Groot from the Electric Car Scheme on how the model that transformed EV uptake could unlock heat pumps and home solar for every household. lcef.co.uk/blog/making-...

🌡️ #2: Testing the Temperature - Making the Public Believe
Jenn Humphries from Seahorse Environmental on how the Plan will test what Government has learned about bringing everyone along on the journey. lcef.co.uk/blog/testing...

📊 #1: Rewiring Retrofit - How We Can Level the Playing Field

Jane Thomas from Women in Retrofit on how the Plan will test what Government has learned about bringing everyone along on the journey.
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60,000 heat pumps installed in 2025 - a record. But to reach 1.5M annually, we need to fill the ECO4 gap, address electricity costs, and give investors certainty.

Read how the Warm Homes Plan can deliver: lcef.co.uk/blog/cutting...

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