Heat pumps and solar panels could be the straw that breaks the sector’s back

By Lucy Haynes 2026-04-30T06:00:00

New measures are a good policy but the timeline is ambitious at a time of rising costs and added regulation, writes Lucy Haynes

The government’s decision to make it mandatory for solar panels and heat pumps to be included in new build properties from 2027 is a classic case of good policy, bad timing.

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