Ikea quietly stops selling solar panels to UK householders

World's largest furniture retailer is keen to trumpet its green credentials but is no longer selling solar after drastic cuts to government subsidies

Ikea has quietly stopped selling solar panels to UK householders after the government signalled a drastic cut in solar subsidies and just two years after a media-friendly national launch.

The world's biggest furniture retailer expanded the solar offering to all its 17 UK stores in 2013-14 following a successful pilot at its Lakeside store in Essex.