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Britain embraces the 'Greenovation' with green home upgrades

A report published in October 2024 highlights slow uptake of retrofitting older UK rental homes to improve insulation and reduce energy costs.
This occurs because landlords face high upfront costs without direct financial benefits, while tenants lack control over home improvements and endure high energy bills.
Initiatives like Let Zero in South Yorkshire and the Warm Homes Local Authority Grant launched in April 2024 aim to assist tenants and landlords with retrofit support and funding.
According to BEIS, only 10% of UK solid-walled homes are adequately insulated, though retrofitting can cut energy bills by up to 30%, saving households hundreds of pounds annually.
Increased retrofit adoption could reduce housing’s 17% share of UK carbon emissions, improve tenant health and financial stability, and support the 2050 net zero target if political and local coordination improves.

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Britain embraces the 'Greenovation' with green home upgrades

Brits are embracing green home upgrades and, while reducing the household’s carbon footprint is a motivating factor for some, it’s the financial benefits that are driving this ‘greenovation’ shift.

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Low energy homes can ease tenant hardship, says Keats

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