Breaking: Green Deal gathers pace after 7,400 assessments lodged in second month

Jessica Shankleman
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Greg Barker welcomes new figures which show a 332 per cent increase in Green Deal assessments, as Finance Company opens for business

The number of people seeking to take advantage of the government's flagship Green Deal energy efficiency scheme rose dramatically last month, with 7,465 energy efficiency assessments completed during March....

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