<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Students are often described as an under-reported and under-supported group of the population falling into energy poverty. Although the main drivers of energy poverty are well documented, up to this date little attention is given to housing tenure as a cause of energy poverty. This study aims to support the understanding of the motivations and barriers faced by property owners that rent accommodation to students for making energy efficiency improvements to their rented properties. With this understanding recommendations for alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in the private rented sector can be formulated. The research conducted is based on qualitative methods; focus group discussions and interviews. Data were collected from almost 30 student landlords in seven EU countries between October 2017 and January 2018. Findings show that grants and financial incentives are key for the questioned proprietors to move to energy efficiency improvements of their property but bureaucracy burdens are a major barrier for moving forward with them. In addition, the need for stronger information campaigns on energy efficiency issues is revealed. Eventually, a number of financial, consumer protection, energy efficiency and informational measures for alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation are proposed.</p></abstract>

Students are often described as an under-reported and under-supported group of the population falling into energy poverty. Although the main drivers of energy poverty are well documented, up to this date little attention is given to housing tenure as a cause of energy poverty. This study aims to support the understanding of the motivations and barriers faced by property owners that rent accommodation to students for making energy efficiency improvements to their rented properties. With this understanding recommendations for alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in the private rented sector can be formulated. The research conducted is based on qualitative methods; focus group discussions and interviews. Data were collected from almost 30 student landlords in seven EU countries between October 2017 and January 2018. Findings show that grants and financial incentives are key for the questioned proprietors to move to energy efficiency improvements of their property but bureaucracy burdens are a major barrier for moving forward with them. In addition, the need for stronger information campaigns on energy efficiency issues is revealed. Eventually, a number of financial, consumer protection, energy efficiency and informational measures for alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation are proposed.

Alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation: The role of the housing provider

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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Students are often described as an under-reported and under-supported group of the population falling into energy poverty. Although the main drivers of energy...

Alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation: The role of the housing provider

Pubblicato online: 29 nov 2019

Pagine: 1009 - 1020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2019-0088

Parole chiave
energy poverty, fuel poverty, energy efficiency, residential buildings, university students, housing market

© 2019 Vasileios Ntouros et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation: The role of the housing provider

Pubblicato online: 29 nov 2019

Pagine: 1009 - 1020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2019-0088

Parole chiaveenergy poverty, fuel poverty, energy efficiency, residential buildings, university students, housing market

© 2019 Vasileios Ntouros et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
energy poverty, fuel poverty, energy efficiency, residential buildings, university students, housing market