Study: Property-linked finance could unlock £70bn for upgrading millions of leaky homes

Cecilia Keating
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The UK has some of the oldest, least energy efficient housing stock in Europe | Credit: iStock
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The UK has some of the oldest, least energy efficient housing stock in Europe | Credit: iStock

Introduction of green finance solution in the UK could catalyse much-needed energy efficiency drive across building stock, according to Green Finance Institute

Millions of homes across the UK could be upgraded if loans for investment in clean technologies, insulation, and other green home improvements could be linked to properties instead of individuals, a new...

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