Asking about the home energy rating of a property is key to making the
UK's housing stock more energy efficient. This is the view of Brian
Berry, director of external affairs at the Federation of Master
Builders, in a news release by the Energy Saving Trust.
Speaking at the Cut the Carbon online seminar for businesses, he suggested that in order to make more consumers think about their energy efficiency, there should be more incentives to create demand, such as a reduction in VAT.
"The first thing is to actually improve information to consumers so that they can understand what can be done to improve their property and at what cost," he said.
"At the moment we have got the energy performance certificates (EPC), but people buying a house rarely give that the due attention because [their decision] is based on location and proximity to a school."
Homeowners looking at moving home can check to see what home improvements and products can be implemented to improve the energy efficiency of their property.
A home energy report can give households a quick answer to where they could improve their energy performance.
Speaking at the Cut the Carbon online seminar for businesses, he suggested that in order to make more consumers think about their energy efficiency, there should be more incentives to create demand, such as a reduction in VAT.
"The first thing is to actually improve information to consumers so that they can understand what can be done to improve their property and at what cost," he said.
"At the moment we have got the energy performance certificates (EPC), but people buying a house rarely give that the due attention because [their decision] is based on location and proximity to a school."
Homeowners looking at moving home can check to see what home improvements and products can be implemented to improve the energy efficiency of their property.
A home energy report can give households a quick answer to where they could improve their energy performance.
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