Should house prices and mortgage costs be based on EPC ratings?

Should house prices and mortgage costs be based on EPC ratings?

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate based on their property’s EPC rating.

It’s a relatively small survey - just 300 existing or future owners were spoken to last year by a polling firm on behalf of Foundation Home Loans - but 67 per cent would regard a mortgage rate based on a property’s Energy Performance rating as an appealing feature of a loan. To continue reading, please Click Here
Source: Estate Agent Today


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