The Times - ‘National Grid plans could knock £200,000 off my house price’
Bill Doran loves to have his morning cup of coffee looking out over the rolling fields, chocolate box cottages and oak trees behind his three-bedroom home in Roxwell, Essex. The magnificent views were the reason he bought the house 28 years ago.
Some mortgage lenders will not accept applications on homes close to overhead power lines, said Aaron Strutt from the broker Trinity Financial. “Buyers may struggle to get a mortgage with certain lenders. Some will reject applications for properties within 100 metres of high voltage overhead power lines, pylons and adjacent to large sub-stations.”.





