Project to help keep you warm

“Of course I understand that the subject of far from over. Unless these homes are built things will only get worse.”

“No offence taken mhelenmary. If more homes are built it lowers the price, if fewer are built demand is so high that estate agents inflate the prices. It's probably in their best interests if development is on a small luxury scale, there's no money to be made in affordable homes for the masses.
It's a sad world where there right of a handful of individuals to get stupidly rich relies on the misery and desperation of many more.

Jonquil makes a good point too, the standards of social housing have dipped, whether it's because of cost cutting or corner cutting I don't know. Employees are on temporary contracts often and paid poorly via Agencies yet even within the council, care agencies and housing associations, the reluctance to take on full time permanent employees see's standards slip. Zero hour contracts demoralise workers. Well meaning drop in sessions can't solve this and many bigger problems related to cold and poverty. As I said, we need to treat the cause.”

“Does the not building of homes, keep prices higher? I did not mean to be rude, but this day and age, a lot seems to be politics!

Of course, if you have ever been cold in a home that is not affordable to heat, I can tell you that from my own experience, it is horrible. Damp, comes with the cold. So, then then you have a damp cold home, add the mould and you have a health problems.

I have read the other article about hot chocolate and the other wasted comments, I suggest they turn the heat right down, and then make comments.”

“Oh it's not political mhelenmary, its humanitarian.It's common sense. Of course fuel bills need to come down and double glazing is a good idea. But fuel businesses are beholden to shareholders not us, and double glazing is a big moneyspinner for the few at the expense of the many. It may not seem so simple but the answer is equality.

No-one, rich or poor, old or young should be dying from cold, or dying from exposure in Britain in 2013. That much is fact.”

“Of course energy is to costly and again it rises, but as you know there is a lot of property in Bath that is not warm enough. Age, and I am pensioner, should not only be the criteria to keep warm, we all need a home that is comfortable to live. If we could save more energy surely that is not a bad idea?

The energy companies should be able to think of some contribution to our problems, we do need to use less.

I simply am making it clear, we should start to look at ways to help bring down those bills. Is that not a start? I am not being polical, not time for those type of arguments.”

“This will tick the box that says "your council DO care that in our region more than the national average freeze to death in the winter"... but I'm sorry, a chat about wearing more layers and energy efficiency won't help the increasing number freezing on our streets. Treat the cause not the symptom!

Why should a selfish private landlord benefit from home improvement from our pocket via government grants while too greedy to ensure his tenant doesn't die of cold. Why should fuel be so expensive that it takes 3 days work to pay for a fortnights heat. Why are our elderly still suffering from fuel poverty and dying as a result?”

“I feel this should be government led, it should be that all homes are warm, no matter what the age of the householder is.

We should agree to save energy for all is, very important, and I feel that those in housing trust property should be high on the list.

To be warm, does keep us in good health. I have heard of "Warm Fronts", but there does seem little in the way of help for those who need the most.

In a city where the housing is of an older type, and it has been a reluctant way forward to build, well this is one suggestion, to insulate and dry line, also, solar panels as a matter of normal thoughts.”

“Im not sure that housing associations would be trustworthy enough to make a proper job of this, due to poor workmanship by some the contractors they use. The work is never checked after completion and faults then cause further hassle to get put right. This work has to be done properly first time to save hassle and wasted time for the customer.”

“Does that mean that properties without insulation and walls without a cavity, will be dry lined?

Double glazed windows, and secondary glazed windows, are going in at long last.

Good heating, storage heating is outdated and costly, how about solar panels? They could support the electric heating and bills. I understand there are different forms of heating, they have a clay core.”