UK banks and mortgage lenders have called on the government to slash stamp duty for purchasers of energy efficient homes as part of a major policy reset to deliver on the £300bn challenge to make homes Net Zero.

The industry body covering the financial sector, UK Finance, today launched a report calling for a significant change in direction from government in order to deliver on its promises, including grants for vulnerable homeowners and the setting up of a delivery body to co-ordinate a retrofit programme.

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