According to a YouGov survey carried out for the New Homes Marketing Board (NHMB),
the ‘green factor’ is now one of the top three criteria that would be set for buying a new home, overtaking convenient location and general value-for-money.
David Pretty, Chairman of the NHMB, commented: "… almost all new homes are built to the latest mainstream environmental standard and are vastly more energy-efficient, and therefore generally much cheaper to run than second-hand homes. In fact just last year the National Energy Service confirmed that new homes are already 60 per cent more efficient than older ones…"
Survey respondents were asked to select the features they considered most important when buying a new home. Top of the list was a garden or outdoor space, followed by a garage or private off-street parking and then energy efficiency and high environmental standards.
