The Future Homes Standard has officially landed
From 2028, every new home in England will need:
Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar as standard
This is a massive shift, t’s been a long time coming
We’re moving away from gas and towards fully electric homes. Not just for carbon savings, but because it now makes financial sense
And a big driver behind this…
The volatility of oil and gas
We’ve seen it over the last few years, prices spiking, bills unpredictable, and very little control for homeowners. That uncertainty with oil and gas isn’t going anywhere
Electric homes, paired with solar and batteries, change that
You generate your own energy
You store it
You rely less on global fuel markets
With the Future Homes Standard, you’re already about 75% of the way there. Add a bit more solar and a battery, and you’re not far off homes with virtually no energy bills
That’s a huge selling point for:
– Developers
– Housing associations
– Build-to-rent
And the economics have changed massively over the last decade:
– Solar costs down 80%
– Efficiency nearly doubled
– Batteries becoming more viable
We’re now at a point where, on a typical home, the extra cost to push towards that level can be surprisingly low
There’s another big impact of the Future Homes Standard…
Retrofitting existing homes
Once every new home is built with heat pumps and solar as standard, it stops being “new” or “different”
It becomes normal
That shift in mindset is huge
Homeowners will see it working
Installers will become more experienced
Supply chains will scale
Confidence will grow
And suddenly, retrofitting existing homes doesn’t feel like a risk, it feels like the obvious next step
The opportunity here isn’t just compliance
It’s building better homes:
– Cheaper to run
– Lower carbon
– Protected from volatile energy markets
– Future-proofed
This is exactly where things are heading and why I’m so focused on heat pumps, solar and smart energy through VAYU
The future isn’t coming
It’s already being built