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Green Deal 'will be promoted as part of buying process'

The Green Deal will be promoted as part of the buying and selling process for consumers moving home, the Property and Energy Professionals Association has said.

Explaining the planned promotion of the government's flagship energy efficiency scheme, Gavin Dunn from the trade body said that homeowners will be told about the Green Deal through energy performance certificates (EPCs).

Changes were brought in last April that highlight the green home improvements that could improve the energy performance of a property and how Green Deal loans can help with the upfront costs. These must by law be published on the front page of EPCs.

"Likewise, where finance isn't currently taken on a property, [there is] information about whether or not the property is suitable for the Green Deal," Mr Dunn remarked.

However, there are no further plans to promote the Green Deal, he said, with larger retailers taking it upon themselves to drive take-up.

A report by think tank the Green Alliance recently suggested, though, that it should be up to the government to run a campaign that promotes the Green Deal microgeneration schemes, similar to the digital switchover.

Posted by Emily Thomas

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