Report calls for lower stamp duty on UK's energy-efficient homes

Tax should be lowered by up to 5,000, according to Policy Exchange report, which says the government is doing far too little to cut energy waste

The stamp duty paid on energy efficient homes should be up to 5,000 less than on leaky, hard-to-heat homes, according to a new report that says the government is doing far too little to cut energy waste.

The report is from the thinktank Policy Exchange, which is close to the government, and ministers are considering the idea. It estimates the stamp duty change would lead to 270,000 households a year improving their energy efficiency.