Eco-friendly upgrades that add value to your home🌻💡

Eco-friendly upgrades that add value to your home🌻💡

Everyone needs to do their bit to help protect the environment. New insight from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, reveals how homeowners can make eco-friendly home improvements while adding great value to their property.

Insulation
Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall insulation, is one of the best ways of improving efficiency and reducing energy usage. It costs an estimated £2,750 to do but can boost property value by 3%. Based on the average UK house price of £273,762, this equates to £8,213, adding value to the tune of £5,463. This makes it the most profitable eco-friendly upgrade available to homeowners when it comes to adding value to their home, as well as reducing their carbon footprint. To continue reading, please Click Here


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