The property industry has joined a growing backlash over the lack of green measures in Wednesday’s budget.
Critics said that the budget had failed to deliver policies that would drive significant progress toward Britain’s net zero emissions target.
Pleas by property investors, architects and MPs for the chancellor to cut the existing 20% VAT rate on retrofitting homes appeared to have fallen on deaf ears. BPF boss Melanie Leech said that Rishi Sunak had “missed a trick”.
