Energy efficiency 'ups home value'

Making homes well-insulated and energy efficient could add tens of thousands of pounds to their value, according to research from the Government.

Energy-saving improvements boost house prices by 14% on average, with increases of up to 38% in some parts of the country, the research based on 300,000 property sales in England between 1995 and 2011 claimed.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%