Developers say that there is no evidence to show that property values are affected by industrial wind power stations. This is patently untrue. There is abundant evidence to prove that local residents will suffer a reduction in the value of their houses:

1. Take a look at the video in which Jane and Julian Davis describe how the value of their property was affected by a nearby wind power station. They say that their house has become unsaleable. They say that it was worth £170,000 originally but is worth nothing now.
2. Take a look at the Country Guardian page which discusses property values. See John Etherington's book, "The Wind Farm Scam" for an up to the minute version of this page.
   
3. Take a look at the link on this page which shows letters from estate agents to people trying to sell properties blighted by wind power stations and associated planning applications click here.
4. The Government acknowledges the damage to amenity and value by conceding that a Council Tax discount may be given for property affected by the proximity of an electricity-generating wind turbine (House of Commons proceedings, 13th May 2008). Since Council Tax bands are based on property values, this is a tacit admission that property values are decreased by proximity to wind turbines.
5. Following a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey in 2004, the ensuing report stated that up to 60% of their members who were valuing houses in the vicinity of wind farms, found a decrease in the next two years after the wind farm was built. The report went on to say that there was some evidence of price recovery, but the report did not say by how much.