Blog - The Turning Point for New Build Housing.

The Future Homes Standard Has Launched!

The new Future Homes Standard (FHS) is a defining development in UK building regulations, designed to transform how new homes are constructed. It sets a clear performance distinction between traditional builds and the next generation of low-energy, low-carbon homes. Homes built under this standard will be warmer and far more efficient, with significantly reduced lifetime carbon emissions and energy bills.
At its core, the Future Homes Standard requires new homes to be designed with low-carbon heating systems, such as air-source heat pumps, rather than gas boilers.

Supporting this generational transition

Secon Renewables is ready to support the implementation of these new building standards across the industry. Our expertise in indemnified heating designs, SAP/HEM Compliance, air-source heat pumps, underfloor heating, and heating ancillaries from premium brands means we are well-equipped to help builders, developers, and installers prepare for FHS compliance.

“This is a generational transition to help support the mission for net zero. It isn’t just another change to regulation. The Future Homes Standard will shape how homes are built for the next generation. By embedding high-efficiency, renewable systems right from the start, we are delivering long-term value for homeowners and reducing running costs.
For the UK to deliver on net zero goals by 2050, building more efficient, future-ready homes isn’t optional, it’s essential.”

- Simon Brown, Sales Director at Secon Renewables

“The publication of the Future Homes Standard comes a full ten years after the Code for Sustainable Homes was meant to deliver homes fit for Net Zero, but the benefits to the house and apartment buyers of the future must be celebrated. If developers give buyers an option of adding a battery, the combination of heat pump, solar PV and storage, with time-of-use tariffs, could deliver zero, or close to zero bills, matching the aspiration of the Warm Homes Plan for the retrofit market.
With Government taking the first small steps to remove policy costs from the price of electricity in the Budget of November 2025, the door is slightly ajar for continued reduction in the spark gap, which will be essential to allowing consumers to make the low cost and low carbon decisions on their heating systems that will deliver better comfort, cleaner air and which will set us on the pathway to Net Zero.”

- Bean Beanland, Consultant to the Heat Pump Association UK