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  1. The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP)

    Solar thermal - Kingspan renewables

    Cathryn Hickey, from the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, explains who’s eligible and how to take advantage of the scheme. The Government is offering money towards the cost of heat-based renewables for some homeowners, under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP). Launched [read more]

    August 15, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Property & Real Estate, UK.

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  2. Where do global currencies go from here – and can we avoid another recession?

    William Poole, FX Strategist at FC Exchange

    With all the market turmoil we have witnessed over the past two weeks, we have seen somewhere in the region of $8 trillion wiped from global equity markets as a crisis of confidence takes hold. This is reminiscent of 2008. Really, we have [read more]

    August 12, 2011

    Posted in Finance, News, Worldwide.

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  3. Chesterton Humberts/CEBR July 2011 House Price Poll of Polls

    Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive of CEBR

    House prices rose in July for the third consecutive month, marking what is becoming an ever-clearer picture of house price stability in England and Wales. The typical house price edged up by 0.6% over the month to July, the highest monthly gain since [read more]

    August 10, 2011

    Posted in Property & Real Estate, UK.

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  4. New properties save homeowners money on energy bills

    A villa at Alma Verde

    Energy provider E.ON’s announcement last week that gas bills will increase by an average of by 18.1% and electricity prices by 11.4%, with effect from 13 September 2011 supports the huge rises in energy prices confirmed by the UK’s other major energy providers in [read more]

    August 10, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, News, Worldwide.

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  5. Foreign Office trials ‘crisis texting’ service with Vodafone UK

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    Vodafone UK customers who take their mobile phones overseas may now find their phone is more than just a handy way to stay in touch with friends and family. The Foreign Office has launched a trial service with Vodafone to deliver emergency text [read more]

    August 9, 2011

    Posted in Expats, News, Worldwide.

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  6. Estonia is home to new carbon negative properties

    An interior at Oxford Park

    Estonia is no longer Europe’s best-kept secret, with increasing GDP growth, record numbers of tourists and a commitment to renewable energies and eco developments. The smallest of the Baltic countries is certainly making its presence felt. According to Statistics Estonia, the government agency [read more]

    August 7, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Estonia, Property & Real Estate, Tallinn.

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