Green value

Decorating with low VOC paint is one of the most profitable environmentally-friendly upgrades you can make to your that sought to uncover how much extra money people looking to buy thought different eco improvements added to the value of a property. According to the research, painting an average-sized home* with low VOC paint (like Montage, £42/2.5L, from COAT pictured here) which doesn’t release any toxic emissions into the air, costs just under £96, but the public values it as being worth £2,636, giving home sellers a perceived profit of £2,540. Draught-proofing a home, which costs around £200, had a perceived value of £3,208. Ground source heat pumps were the least lucrative eco feature, costing £13,000 on average to install but only perceived as adding £4,000 to a property.