Homeowners living near windfarms see property values plummet « Blowing Our Tax Dollars on Wind Farms
Thousands of homeowners may see the value of their properties plummet after a court ruled that living near a wind farm decreases house prices.
In a landmark case, Jane Davis was told she will get a discount on her council tax because her £170,000 home had been rendered worthless by a turbine 1,000 yards away.
Estate agents have said no one is likely to buy the Jones's house, which was worth £170,000 before the wind farm was built - Homeowners living near windfarms see property values plummet
The ruling is effectively an official admission that wind farms, which are accused of spoiling countryside views and producing a deafening roar, have a negative effect on house prices.
It means many other families living in the shadow of the giant turbines could see thousands wiped off the value of their homes, as the Government pushes ahead with plans to build 7,000 more wind farms over the next decade to meet ambitious green targets.
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What a waste of land. Imagine if we had nuclear power plants instead producing concentrated, continuous, profuse, dependable, quiet, renewable energy. T. Boone Pickens tries to seduce people with his wind farms garbage. Who needs wind or solar when we can have nuclear? I guess subsidies for wind farms are another attractive scam on the taxpayer.
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