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How-To Tips - Eco/green houses

How to make your Victorian House ‘Green’

How to make your Victorian House ‘Green’

Making your house more green is also likely to preserve it's useful life.

How to make your Victorian House ‘Green’

18 May 2013

If they’re done well and sensitively, green improvements will not devalue a property and may add value. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are likely to play an increasing part in buyer’s purchasing decisions in the future so properties with good ratings will most probably fare better. Do remember that inappropriate solutions can make a property harder to sell and may devalue it. An English Heritage survey revealed that 82% of estate…

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