Hogan Lovells’ Simon Keen Senior and Dion Panambalana argues that flagship Government plans to boost energy efficiency may struggle to gain traction

On 11 June, the Government published its response to the Green Deal consultation that it launched in November 2011. At the end of this year, the Green Deal is intended to go live. Assessors, installers and providers should be ready to start work in October, and the first Green Deal plans could be signed in January 2013.