Energy efficiency 'deal breaker' for many home buyers, poll shows

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Sixteen per cent of respondents said a low energy rating would lead them to pull the plug on an offer entirely

A poor energy efficiency rating on a property could be a deal breaker for house buyers, a new survey by Populus has found. A survey conducted for the website Selling Up last week asked more than 1,000...

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