Yes, stoves are available for smokeless area although I know a lot of people who have open fires in London and it doesn't seem to be enforced, like many things these days.

We had a Town and Country Little Thurlow stove installed two years ago and it's brilliant. It's made in the UK with British Steel. It will heat a 25ft x 14ft room. It's 5KW. Any larger than that and you have to have an open air brick into the room. We find it can be quite warm after a while so we open the lounge door and it heats the hallway. Make sure you stop drafts as the heat will tend to draw cold air through gaps.

The stove cost about a grand (stoves vary a lot, go for something good, we did a LOT of research) but the real cost is lining the chimney which cost an additional £1600.

It increase the value of your home and in the winter we have been known to just sit there looking at the flames rather than TV, it's hypnotic. You can easily turn the fire up and down and it's easy to empty. Make sure you burn seasoned logs and you will have to clean the glass, not matter what people say. We use a bit of vinegar and bicarb.

We use Mr Jolly to sweep our chimney who is great. Make sure you get a certificate with any sweep so you are covered in case of a fire. It will cost about 50 quid to get your chimney swept. Do it once a year.

It's eco friendly and well worth the rather large investment.

This site has lots of info and they were really helpful:
http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/smoke-cont...r-act.html

as does this:
http://www.whatstove.co.uk

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