This cosy home warming ‘hack’ could land you with a £300 fine

Classic wood burning stoves are a cosy staple in British homes, and are seemingly perfect for keeping your house warm in winter.

With rising energy prices, the wood burning stoves seem like a cost-efficient way heat houses, with lots of people relying on them.

However, some owners may be unaware of regulations that came in to place in 2022, that limits where you can use the stoves.

Ecodesign tests stoves based on seasonal efficiency over a year, levels of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and organic gaseous compounds produced by burning fuel.

The verified stoves that are correctly installed, well-maintained and use good quality dry wood, use renewable and sustainable fuel, and are a low-carbon heating method.

The new regulations were introduced in a bid to reduce air pollution after the Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2019 named wood burning stoves as being accountable for 38 percent of particulate matter air pollution.