stamp duty
They are calling on more financial incentives for people who make their homes greener
MPs call for tax incentives, including lower VAT, stamp duty and council tax, to accelerate decarbonisation of homes
Only one in eight people in the UK confirm that the energy efficiency of their home was something they seriously considered when they bought it, according to new research
The stamp duty paid on homes that are energy efficient should be up to £2,500 less than those that aren’t. That’s the suggestion of thinktank Policy Exchange, which believes the change to stamp duty could lead to 270,000 households a year improving their energy efficiency. It proposes linking the stamp duty system to the energy […]
The UK Government should come up with new ways to encourage householders to install energy-saving measures following the poor performance of the Green Deal scheme, MPs have suggested. The Energy and Climate Change Select Committee suggests offering stamp duty discounts as they believe the flagship energy efficiency scheme has caused “frustration and confusion” for both […]