UK house prices were down 2.6% in value during November, representing an annual drop of 14.9% since last year according to new figures from the Halifax.
Homeowners rocked by huge rises in their energy bills are increasingly being encouraged to turn to green solutions to save money and reduce their carbon footprint - but will these changes deliver the savings they claim or will consumers end up incorporating expensive ‘green’ upgrades that take a lifetime to pay off?
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The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has called for a long-term ambitious government programme to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s existing housing to tackle crippling fuel bills.
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Housing Minister Caroline Flint has set out the Government’s latest proposals for the UK’s toughest ever green standards for new housing as she unveiled a progress report on eco-towns.
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The National House-Building Council has welcomed the launch of the ‘Zero Carbon Hub’ - the new public and private partnership, which has been charged with making zero carbon homes a reality from 2016.
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Fifteen experts on the Eco-towns Challenge Panel have set out a series of recommendations for potential eco-town developers, designed to improve their plans to create world-leading sustainable developments.
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Councils must get tough on protecting people in flood risk areas, Minister for Planning Caroline Flint has said.
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Up to 98% of new homes, built by private developers, will be sold on the open market despite getting a ‘nil rating’ for environmental sustainability, the National Housing Federation has warned.
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8.5m tonnes of carbon, which is equivalent to the emissions of 11m ‘passenger flights’ across the Atlantic, will needlessly be released by new homes built up to 2016 - because ministers are not clamping down on private developers.
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Deputy Mayor of London Nicky Gavron and Joan Ruddock, Minister for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste, have this week launched a report which addresses how homes in the South East of England can be adapted to the impacts of climate change.
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New rules to allow homeowners to install solar panels, ground source heat pumps and other microgeneration technologies to help cut carbon emissions has been given the green light by Planning Minister Caroline Flint.
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