Inside the UK's greenest Grade II-listed house

Michael Holder
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119 Ebury Street in Belgravia is the first Grade II-listed building in the UK to achieve BREEAM 'outstanding' green rating for design

Who would live in a house like this? Well, in the coming weeks, three apartments will be available on the rental market at 119 Ebury Street in central London, and the developers of the property, Grosvenor...

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