They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable (www.theguardian.com)

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Householders are angered by the discovery they cannot remortgage or sell their homes after installing spray-foam insulation to cut energy use.

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[-] D61@hexbear.net -1 points 3 months ago

Spray foam is still legal, so there is no way to gain compensation, and the industry is not regulated – neither the installation nor the removal – so choices are open to abuse by companies supplying these services.”

Homeowners say they were misled by the government, which exempted the insulation from VAT to promote uptake, as well as issuing grants worth up to two thirds of the installation costs. They feel this suggested the insulation was being endorsed.

Sounds like a “well there’s your problem” situation.

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