Watchdog warns government over Green Deal prospects

Jessica Shankleman
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Office of Fair Trading urges government to monitor Green Deal and ECO as it reports on anti-competitive practices in the £700m home insulation market

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called on the government to appoint a single body to closely monitor the progress of its forthcoming Green Deal energy efficiency financing scheme, after launching...

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