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More homeowners need to carry out green improvements

Thursday, 12 August 2010 6:00 PM

Although many homeowners are aware of the benefits of adding energy efficiency measures such as solar panels to their homes, this is not reflected in the number of people who actually carry out the changes, the National Home Improvement show has said.

Michael Holmes, spokesperson for the show, said there remains a gap between "understanding and implementation" of green home improvements, as people are good at looking at short-term gains but less so at longer-term benefits.

"Future savings on both money and reducing carbon footprints over time is not motivation enough for many home improvers to outlay cost now, when they are already cash strapped, for returns which could be gained later," he commented.

B&Q owner Kingfisher reported last month that like-for-like UK sales fell by 4.4 per cent in the ten weeks leading up to July 10th, indicating perhaps that fewer Brits are renovating their homes overall.

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