Landlords demand financial support package to deliver green home upgrades

Cecilia Keating
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National Residential Landlords Association claims private rental sector is most fuel poor segment of housing market, yet lacks financial support from government

Landlords have called on the government to launch a dedicated energy efficiency support scheme for the private rental sector, warning the sector has received just a small fraction of public green home...

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