future homes standard

Just two weeks until the UK Solar Summit 2025, here are some of the latest policy updates shaping UK solar.

Ministers have confirmed the Future Homes Standard (FHS) will include provision that all new build properties have solar PV installed.

Tomorrow (17 January), the government will debate a new bill that would require all new homes to have solar PV generation installed.

Tom Armstrong, managing director of Project Solar looks at the UK’s solar outlook under a more supportive government.

A project launched by solar tech company GRYD Energy in partnership with BK Developments will test smart solar and battery storage systems for new-build homes at no upfront cost for the developer or homeowner. 

On 30 October, Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government’s first budget since it came to power on 4 July.

According to the YouGov poll, 79% of all MPs support making solar panels mandatory for all new-build homes from 2025 onwards.

The UK government has published its Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation which could see solar become part of a “default package” for new homes in England.

Caroline Lucas has called on the UK government to make solar panels mandatory on the roofs of all suitable new homes.

Austrian building company Wienerberger’s UK and Ireland branch has launched a new roof tile which provides homebuilders with an integrated solar energy source.