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'Incentives needed' for greener homes

The FMB wants incentives to be launched to encourage people to make thier homes greenerFinancial incentives must be introduced to encourage people to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, it has been claimed.The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for the introduction of financial incentives to encourage homeowners to boost the energy efficiency of their homes.

Richard Diment, the body's director-general, claimed that the government's plan to retrofit every home in the UK by 2030 will not be a success unless something is done to encourage householders to do so.

Speaking at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum, he explained that other issues have become more pressing for people in the recession.

"The fact is that householders are simply too worried about job security and paying their bills to bother about whether their home is carbon friendly," he stated.

"Simply hoping by some miracle that householders will respond to this challenge fails to understand the bigger concerns of most people in this country."

The FMB recently claimed that maintaining existing housing is as important as building new homes.

Written by Helen SykesADNFCR-2394-ID-19364043-ADNFCR

Article Added: 16/09/2009 15:28:05
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