Stamp Duty rebates and 'building passports': BusinessLDN publishes 10-point for a retrofit revolution

Stuart Stone
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Analysis suggests new measures to cut carbon from the capital's housing stock could deliver over £110bn in economic benefits

BusinessLDN has set out an ambitious 10-point retrofit plan to encourage homeowners across the capital to retrofit their properties, including stamp duty tax breaks based on Energy Performance Certificate...

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