Research on energy efficiency incentives

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Hi, I’m a MSc Green Building student at the Centre for Alternative Technology and University of East London, writing my thesis on homeowner incentives to upgrade energy efficiency, eg. a property value green premium. I'd be interested to hear views from owners, active buyers, investors on this, please drop me a message and I can share more details, as a ‘thank you’ I would be pleased to share a summary of the results. Thank you.

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