‘Our glittering straw home lets us retire in France on small pensions’ Cardamom in the plaster and a ‘glitterball’ wall - the couple who built a low-bills house from straw bales fill it with quirky ideas
US-French couple give up on ‘frustrating’ home renovation grant The couple in Bordeaux were eventually told they had ‘done everything wrong’ when trying to access the government’s MaPrimeRénov’ scheme
U-turn on strict environmental rules for holiday chalets in France A building firm has won a legal battle to drop costly green regulations for small holiday bungalows Is the €1 home insulation offer still available in France? Old clothes turned into home insulation and sold in French DIY shops €1,000 energy audit to be needed for sales of millions of French homes
Case study: Upgrading an old stone barn conversion in France Couple in south-west tell of their challenge to make insulation and heating improvements to the massive building so it conforms to modern standards
Homeowners applying for French renovation grants will need consultant From next year many homeowners must get the help of a registered consultant to guard them against fraud or faulty work
The areas of France with the best and worst house insulation Southern cities such as Perpignan and Nice perform well, while Paris’ older buildings mean poorly-insulated homes
If derelict French barns get roof grants, why not our houses? There are European farming grants for barn roofs and French government grants for insulation and boilers but frustratingly no help to replace the roof on your home in France, writes Samantha David
Rules get tougher on badly insulated homes in France Owners of the estimated 130,000 badly insulated houses put up for sale in France each year might be obliged to reveal energy ratings to potential buyers on their first visit to the property from 2022
Abused €1 insulation scheme in France to end early French one-euro home insulation and boiler replacement schemes are to end six months earlier than planned on July 1
New laws and changes in France: November 2020 Renovation grants, gas prices, help for carers and more - here’s what’s changing in France this month.
Bill to stop barrage of annoying cold callers There is potential good news for readers fed-up with persistent cold calls – particularly from firms selling insulation for €1
Homeowners in France warned over €1 insulation offers Homeowners in France have been warned again about the risks of having housing insulation done for just €1, as the offer continues to circulate.
An all-in-one way to cut energy costs in France The energy efficiency of a house can be hugely improved by installing all insulation and a new boiler at the same time, instead of bit by bit. Last chance to claim eco-friendly cash for French home Sign up to Bloctel but don’t expect miracles €1 insulation offer is real but be wary
Turned down for cheap insulation offer in France I visited a website offering ‘insulation for €1’ but they said I am not eligible because my department is not in ‘Zone H1’. This is not fair. M.C. Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed