Building firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investment

More than 100 leading companies urge PM to reinstate net zero measures to avoid hardship for many

Some of the UK's biggest construction companies, property developers and estate agencies have written to Rishi Sunak to warn that his weakening and postponement of green policies will harm investment in housing and cause hardship for many people.

More than 100 companies, including some of the UK's biggest construction specialists, have urged the prime minister to reinstate the net zero policies, or find alternatives that make upgrading Britain's homes affordable".