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Retrofitting risks 'dangerous divide'

Councils should have a role to play in avoiding widening regional inequalities when retrofitting housing, according to a new report today.

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By Martin Ford | 18 October 2021

Councils should have a role to play in avoiding widening regional inequalities when retrofitting housing, according to a new report today.

Think-tank Localis said huge variations in property prices meant a one-size-fits-all approach to incentivising the installation of heat pumps to meet net-zero targets would not work.

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