The UK has some of the most inefficient housing in Europe, and a new report, Greener Homes – embedding energy efficiency in the housing market, urges the government to make homes more energy efficient by bringing forward a National Retrofit Strategy. The report recommends the introduction of a sliding scale of stamp duty, capped at £25,000, with the most energy efficient homes accruing significantly less tax than the least energy efficient. The report also suggests a tax rebate for a period after purchase, to encourage homeowners to undertake their own energy efficiency improvements such as insulating lofts and walls, draught proofing doors, windows and floors. Download the report from the RIBA website.
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault
evictions
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Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants
with nowhere to go try to delay evictions
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