Green homes set to grow in popularity
01 September 2008
Government legislation affecting the reduction of carbon emissions from the domestic sector will increase the number of sales of green houses in the UK market, according to Julian Brooks, Managing Director of Green Moves.
He went on to say that the current state of the UK housing market was "a problem" for green homes as they can sometimes cost up to ten per cent to build than normal homes, a figure which Mr Brooks says is "dependent on the level of green you want to achieve".
This month, figures from the Energy Saving Trust show that more than half of people (53 per cent) would be willing to pay more for an eco-friendly house, at an average of £3,350 more.
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Figures from January 2007 published by the Sponge Sustainability Network said that 92 per cent of people would like to see sustainability features on new houses.
In related news, NU Bricks reports that two-thirds of people surveyed by the Energy Saving Trust think that in the current economic climate people who buy homes are more likely to consider the Energy Performance Certificate of a home, which shows running costs.
