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Making homes energy-efficient 'costs up to £80k'
Homeowners who are looking to make their properties more energy efficient may have to spend up to £80,000 to do so.
This is the opinion of Andrew Leech, director at the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC), who said it could cost between £20,000 and £80,000 to introduce energy-saving installations in a typical semi-detached house in the UK.
He stated that while this is a large sum of money, people might be encouraged to undertake a job of this expense as a result of rising fuel prices.
Homeowners may therefore want to implement these measures in order to cut their energy bills.
"It is a lot of money to invest, but it will help bring down their cost of living in the long run," the NHIC director commented.
Last week, Proctor & Gamble's Future Friendly consumer education programme revealed that 76 per cent of people in the UK have loft insulation and 22 per cent use an energy monitor to reduce their fuel consumption.
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This is the opinion of Andrew Leech, director at the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC), who said it could cost between £20,000 and £80,000 to introduce energy-saving installations in a typical semi-detached house in the UK.
He stated that while this is a large sum of money, people might be encouraged to undertake a job of this expense as a result of rising fuel prices.
Homeowners may therefore want to implement these measures in order to cut their energy bills.
"It is a lot of money to invest, but it will help bring down their cost of living in the long run," the NHIC director commented.
Last week, Proctor & Gamble's Future Friendly consumer education programme revealed that 76 per cent of people in the UK have loft insulation and 22 per cent use an energy monitor to reduce their fuel consumption.
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Published: 10/10/2011
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