'They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it's unmortgageable'

Householders are angered by the discovery they cannot remortgage or sell their homes after installing spray-foam insulation to cut energy useJim Bunce thought he was doing the right thing for his purse and the planet: in 2022, as fuel costs soared, he and his wife decided to improve the energy efficiency of their house.They discovered that the government had endorsed spray-foam insulation, a quick and unobtrusive technique by which liquid foam is spray-gunned into roof spaces and walls. Their loft was successfully treated at a cost of ?2,800 and their gas bills duly fell. Continue reading...