Sustainability
Buyers paying ‘significantly more’ for homes with low-carbon tech, says Savills, as energy prices rise
59% of home-buyers are willing to pay extra for a home that primarily uses renewable energy, according to a new survey, while a third of buyers think EPC ratings are more important now than they were a…
Earth Day: Six steps to help estate agents address climate change
"Sustainability is simple", says the CEO of top-end estate agency Fine & Country on Earth Day 2022, as he shares insights on how climate change is affecting property businesses, and offers practical advice …
Canary Wharf Group partners with The Eden Project to improve urban biodiversity
CWG's first project with Eden will be the creation of a "green spine" through the centre of the Canary Wharf estate.
Sustainability climbs the agenda for home-owners & house-hunters
Around two fifths of future house-hunters say they would consider the energy efficiency of their next home, up sharply from just over one fifth who thought about this with their last property purchase
‘Green action not words’: RedBook pledges to pay for client’s projects to go carbon neutral
"We recognise the opportunity we have to be a ‘green influencer’," says Redbook Agency's CEO Tom Adams, as the firm commits to a major environmental initiative.
How to nudge homeowners to make their own homes more energy efficient
"We need a new approach" to encourage homeowners to go green, says John Rowlatt of De Montfort University
Super-prime construction leaders team up to build a ‘better business’ ESG framework
PRIME is a new framework and scoring mechanism, intended to help small businesses develop and refine their environmental, community and governance credentials.
London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit
First held in 1990, the biennial Ecocity World Summit brings the world's urban stakeholders together to discuss what can be done "to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems".
Coastal communities ‘may need to build back to better places’ away from flood zones, warns Environment Agency
“We’re going to have to keep assessing whether we can, as a whole, as a country, afford to protect different parts of the landscape," says EA chief Emma Howard Boyd - suggesting the some communities will…
Another major agency makes the switch to electric cars
‘Perhaps the biggest surprise is that our most traditional agents have embraced the change with such positivity’, says John D Wood’s MD Polly Ogden Duffy
Most househunters would prefer to buy or rent from an estate agent ‘with knowledge in eco-friendly properties’
"There’s a huge benefit to everyone in the sector playing their part in the fight against climate change," says Leaders Romans Group "- both ethically and financially."
All new homes must have an EV charging point from next year
New homes, office blocks and supermarkets buildings - and many major renovations - in England must include charging facilities for electric cars.