Property owners 'should go green'
Owners of a property outside the UK have been encouraged to make their residences more environmentally-friendly.
NuBricks.com said prospective buyers could potentially be more likely to purchase a home if it has various energy-saving features.
This, it said, is partly because the recent economic downturn has forced up the cost of fuel.
As a result, owning a home with eco-friendly features could be highly cost-effective in the long run.
Chintan Mahida, property expert at NuBricks.com, remarked: "Having a green overseas property should set you apart from other sellers, especially as rising fuel costs are resulting in a larger carbon footprint."
She added that eco-friendly homes are increasingly being developed in many emerging markets, such as Morocco and Brazil.
According to figures from Savills and Holiday-Rentals, overseas properties owned by people from the UK are collectively worth about £58 billion.
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