In November 2020, the government announced a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ which would bring the ban on natural gas boilers in new build homes forward from 2025 to 2023. However, while the announcement caused uproar in the heating industry and confusion amongst homeowners, it seems that the government has now retracted the plans.
As of October 2022, the latest government plans are still aligned with the October 2021 government announcement. That is, the installation of new gas boilers will stop by 2035. Instead, low-carbon heating systems (such as heat pumps) will take their place. Despite this, it’s worth noting that this is only a proposal and nothing is set in stone.
Having said that, it’s still worth considering how a gas boiler ban would affect the 90% of UK homes currently using natural gas boilers, what the heating systems of the future are, and what do homeowners need to know about the future of boilers in the UK?
