Comments on: 162 new council homes finished on Old Kent Road estate as work on 200 more set to begin soon https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/162-new-council-homes-finished-on-old-kent-road-estate-as-work-on-200-more-set-to-begin-soon/ The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jean Thornton https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/162-new-council-homes-finished-on-old-kent-road-estate-as-work-on-200-more-set-to-begin-soon/#comment-50204 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:48:15 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=476002#comment-50204 Memo to self..proof read before pushing Post Comment!.

Meant ANNUAL.GAS CHECKS!

]]> By: Jean Thornton https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/162-new-council-homes-finished-on-old-kent-road-estate-as-work-on-200-more-set-to-begin-soon/#comment-50203 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:45:13 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=476002#comment-50203 Is it not possible Jordan for new properties to have their own boilers etc. Yet pay the council for compulsory annual had checks?

]]> By: Jordan https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/162-new-council-homes-finished-on-old-kent-road-estate-as-work-on-200-more-set-to-begin-soon/#comment-50192 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:35:59 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=476002#comment-50192 District heating is not more efficient, i worked on pdhu in pimlico, and i worked it out the boiler house is 66 mwh, which is ridiculous as each and every person is not using the system whilst it is on ie people work, and the metering was not for individual flats it was on a riser basis therefore your bill is split between 4-30 flats depening on the block size district heating is old and useless as its on constantly so even if theres no demand the thing is still using gas and electric to have the system ready when there is demand
Heat pumps arent any good either better off installing a vav unit if your going down that route

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