span style="color: #111111;">Energy crisis concerns and a desire for more sustainable living appear to now play a major role in the way Brits make home-moving decisions, according to new research carried out by the Home Builders Federation to mark New Homes Week 2022. The research revealed the extent to which energy efficiency is now guiding the way we are now making home-moving decisions.

span style="color: #111111;">Around three in four respondents (73%) to the HBF’s recent survey stated that they are worried about the energy performance of their current home, with around a quarter (24%) saying energy efficiency will be ‘crucial’ to their next home move.

span style="color: #111111;">The Home Builders Federation commissioned the results ahead of New Homes Week 2022 to investigate sentiment among the British public towards more sustainable living, following in the wake of the recent energy crisis and growing general awareness of our individual carbon footprints.

span style="color: #111111;">Around 2,000 people were surveyed around the country, and the results place the UK’s residential developers at the forefront of meeting public demand for more energy-efficient living and show that when it comes to selecting a new home, sustainability is now a firm fixture at the top of our criteria.

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span style="color: #111111;">‘Eco friendly’ and ‘Having a good Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)’ were rated as the second and third most important factors respectively, behind ‘private outdoor space’.