Future Homes Standard: MPs and campaigners urge government to deliver 'long-awaited' green building rules

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Future Homes Standard: MPs and campaigners urge government to deliver 'long-awaited' green building rules

Cross-party group of MPs call on Ministers to sign off on standards that could require new homes to feature solar panels and green heating systems

The government is today facing calls to finalise the long-awaited Future Homes Standard (FHS) and resist industry lobbying for the rules to be watered down, with MPs and campaigners arguing the UK "should...

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