APHC Suspension Update: What We Now Know
This is an update to our original investigation published on 3 June 2026. You can read that piece here. When we broke the story of APHC Certification Ltd’s UKAS suspension...
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Octopus Energy Launches Its Own Home Battery Range
Octopus Energy has launched home batteries for renters and owners, offering smart storage, tariff optimisation and a cheaper route to energy independence....
Renewable Heating Hub rebuilds Installer Finder around the full homeowner journey
Renewable Heating Hub has launched a heat pump installer finder tool with what it describes as a proprietary installer evaluation framework designed to assess performance across the entire homeowner experience....
Five years of homeowner forum data cited in landmark FT heat pump investigation
Renewable Heating Hub’s Consumer Intelligence Index exposes the UK heat pump installation crisis, with FT front-page coverage highlighting worsening quality issues....
UKAS Suspends APHC Certification Ltd: What It Means If You Have a Heat Pump
The body responsible for certifying the plumbers and heating engineers who installed your heat pump (and for issuing the documentation you need to claim a government grant) has had its...
Energy Bills to Rise Again as Ofgem Confirms Price Cap Increase
The extremely brief period of falling energy bills is already over. Ofgem confirmed this morning that the energy price cap will rise by 13% from 1 July 2026, adding £221...
Heat Pump Households Losing £43 a Year to a Problem That Should Never Have Happened
A systemic failure in heat pump installation practice is costing UK households an estimated £20 million a year in avoidable heat loss and the government has now been forced to...
Government Moves to Break Gas-Electricity Link — But Will Households See the Benefit?
The UK government has set out plans to weaken the long-standing link between gas prices and electricity bills, a structural issue that has left households exposed to global energy shocks...
Renewable Heating Hub Launches the UK’s First Intelligent Homeowner Forum Built on Five Years of Real-World Knowledge
Renewable Heating Hub has taken a major step forward with the launch of a new, intelligent forum platform, becoming the first homeowner community in the UK (possibly the world) to combine...
GivEnergy Files Pre-Administration Notice
GivEnergy files NOI to appoint administrators. What it means for warranties, support and app features....
