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

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  • Ntouros Vasileios

    (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece)

  • Laskari Marina

    (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece)

  • Iordache-Platis Magdalena

    (University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Assimakopoulos Margarita-Niki

    (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece)

  • romanowicz Joanna

    (National Union of Students, London, UK)

  • Lontorfos Vasileios

    (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece)

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.

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  • Ntouros Vasileios & Laskari Marina & Iordache-Platis Magdalena & Assimakopoulos Margarita-Niki & romanowicz Joanna & Lontorfos Vasileios, 2019. "Alleviating energy poverty experienced by students living in private rented accommodation: The role of the housing provider," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 13(1), pages 1009-1020, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:poicbe:v:13:y:2019:i:1:p:1009-1020:n:88
    DOI: 10.2478/picbe-2019-0088
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