NatWest and British Gas join social home retrofit funding trial

Michael Holder
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NatWest and British Gas join social home retrofit funding trial

Consortium aims to decarbonise up to 1,000 social homes managed by Places for People by developing 'blueprint' for green retrofit funding model

NatWest, British Gas, and housing specialist Places for People are teaming up to trial a new approach to funding the installation of green retrofit measures such as solar panels and insulation, which the...

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