Air conditioning and refrigeration news from the UK, with what each change means for the people who own and run the equipment.
DESNZ opened a consultation on 12 October 2026 on the Clean Heat Market Mechanism. It proposes keeping air-to-air heat pumps excluded, setting targets for years 3 to 6 and extending the regulations to 2032. It closes on 8 November.
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The government has confirmed the Future Homes and Buildings Standards come into force on 24 March 2027, with a 12-month transition. Here is what that means for heating and cooling in new homes, and who has to act first.
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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published its UK space cooling market landscape update on 24 September 2026, the first proper government picture of how many homes have cooling. For most of us the answer is still none.
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The Met Office says summer 2026 was provisionally the hottest on record for the UK. Here are the figures worth remembering, and what they mean for anyone who relies on air conditioning or refrigeration next year.
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Defra has confirmed it will not legislate in 2026 to change the HFC phasedown steps from 1 January 2027, so the existing step still applies. Anyone running R404A or R410A equipment still needs a plan.
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New Climate Change Agreements regulations take effect on 1 January 2027 and carry cold storage and product freezing across as an eligible activity. If you run a cold store, here is how the levy discount works and when you can apply.
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