Thursday, 24 May 2012

See the light

The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s latest announcement doesn’t mean the end of solar schemes in social housing

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  • Window of opportunity

    03/02/2012

    Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

  • Panel priorities

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    Social landlords must ask themselves now how they will access green deal cash and whether energy company obligation funding can help, says Sally Hancox

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