Study: Four million homes in North of England need green upgrades by 2035

Cecilia Keating
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The Northern Housing Consortium members own or manage nine out of 10 socially rented homes in the North
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The Northern Housing Consortium members own or manage nine out of 10 socially rented homes in the North

Around 270,000 homes in the North of England need retrofitting annually over the next 15 years if government energy efficiency targets are to be met, research warns

More than four million homes in the North of England currently fall short of energy efficiency standards that all domestic properties are legally required to meet by 2035, meaning as many as six in 10...

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