According to first-time buyer specialist Firstrung, consumers may be forced to absorb the extra expenses which these green homes bring with them.
The comments come after a recent YouGov poll revealed that three million people are planning on moving home by July this year.
This in turn has raised further concerns about a possible lack of supply in terms of housing – particularly affordable housing – across the UK.
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Speaking about carbon neutral home expenses, spokesperson for Firstrung Paul Holmes said: “So far we have heard little from developers how carbon neutral building will affect their bottom line, however Rics [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors] will undoubtedly comment on this at some stage in the future.
“Any increased cost will not be absorbed by developers but simply passed on to the purchaser.”
A recent report from Rightmove revealed that house prices are rising on average by 11 per cent a year.
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