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Don’t move improve!
It’s more important than ever to seriously consider the very best ways to improve your property and start bringing it up to zero carbon standards. This is particularly important for private landlords whose properties maybe significantly targeted in the future.
According to the Smith Institute there is likely to be a trend towards falling ownership in the UK which will place greater emphasis on private landlords.
At the moment, UK home ownership is around 67.5% of the total housing stock. But in just over a decade this will drop to 60%! This underlines the fact that private landlords will have to meet the growing demand for single and family occupancy properties at a time when increasing energy efficiency and lowering carbon emissions, is vital the welfare of our housing stock!”
According to one home improvement organisation, UK houses and apartments built up to ten years ago should be brought into line with Government requirements for cost-saving, zero carbon homes. The crucial date when all homes must be totally energy efficient is in 2050 if we are going to meet at global warming commitments.
The nation’s housing stock is currently around 26millon homes. Many of these were built in the last century and about 20% were erected pre-1919.
In fact, we have one of the oldest housing stocks in Europe. Many homes have been around for 100 years and will have to provide roofs over our heads for probably another 100 years!
Bearing this in mind, plus the fact that there is to be a drop in the number of owner occupied properties it places even greater emphasis on bringing all of our homes up to maximum energy efficiency standards. The Government, private homeowners and especially private landlords have an immense responsibility to make homes perform to the very highest standards.
This means that every energy efficiency of aspect of a home must be rigorously addressed, inspected, improved and brought up to the required zero carbon standard, as soon as possible.
More information: www.smith-institute.org.uk
