ECO4 Scheme TrustMark Standards 2025-11-18
2025-11-18
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The ECO4 scheme, intended to provide home improvements, has left some constituents in Leicester South facing significant financial penalties due to contractors failing to obtain correct planning permissions. These contractors have since gone bankrupt, leaving homeowners with substantial debts.
Hundreds of my constituents in Leicester South installed external cladding as part of the ECO4 scheme. Despite using TrustMark contractors, they have been left to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in fines because those contractors failed to obtain correct planning permission. When these homeowners approach the contractors to complain, they discover that all the contractors have gone bust. These are not rich people and they now face stress and financial hardship. Will the Minister please meet me and my Highfields residents to discuss how this issue can be redressed?
I share the hon. Member’s concerns about this issue, which is the result of a shocking dereliction of duty by the previous Government in the oversight of these schemes. I am aware of the particular situation in Leicester, and we are undertaking specific work to engage with the community there to ensure that people take up the offer of an audit and therefore get their homes remediated. I am more than happy to meet the hon. Member and any affected Members who have this situation with ECO4 in their constituency.
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