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Conservatories - Telegraph

Journalist: Tom Haynes, Daily Telegraph

ended 20. April 2023

Urgently looking to speak to estate agents, housebuyers, or insurance experts about conservatories. Do they make houses less valuable due to being naff/energy inefficient? Are they liable to subsidence? Are they less popular? Can you respond asap. 

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Kundan Bhaduri
Property Developer and Portfolio Landlord at The Kushman Group
Conservatories are great for sunbathing, but often not so great for your wallet or your property value. These glass structures are energy inefficient, prone to subsidence, and are rapidly falling out of favour with homeowners, especially with the changes to EPC regulations coming through in two years. If you're considering a conservatory, you might want to think twice and opt for an extension or a loft conversion instead. Your bank account and property value will thank you.
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Samuel Mather-Holgate
Independent Financial Adviser at Mather and Murray Financial
Conservatories are a throw back to the 90s and thankfully are well and truly out of fashion. They aren’t just inefficient, and prone to problems and maintenance but they are downright ugly. Extensions with bifold doors and sun rooms are the newer more contemporary option springing up with regularity throughout the UK.
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Gary Bush
Financial Adviser at MortgageShop.com
Speaking as having a family unit that is about to knock down a large conservatory, to make way for a wrap-around eco-conscious build at home, I can easily confirm that I think they have had their day. For me they are too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, they are awful in the rain, due to the noise effect, and if you are one of the unlucky ones that truly knocked through from house to your conservatory, fortunately, we held back in doing this, the lack of energy efficiency in today's climate is crystal clear. I feel sad to say this, having spent many thousands having the thing put on the house 20 years ago, but despite their quite garden-friendly appearance, they don't bring an awful lot of goodness to the party.