Propertymark has renewed its attack on the Government after a review of Net Zero progress said the UK is falling behind.

The industry body says it is still unclear how homeowners and landlords are expected to pay for the improvements needed to achieve Net Zero.

One of the Government’s targets is for no gas boilers to be installed in new homes by 2025, and for the phasing out of boilers altogether to begin in 2033.

Other targets include for all homes sold to be EPC ‘C’ by 2033, and for heat pumps to be a widespread technology.

Support unclear

Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at Propertymark, says: “We are pleased that former energy minister Chris Skidmore has recommended delivering more energy efficiency homes in his latest Net Zero Review.

“However, we are disappointed that support remains unclear for existing homeowners and landlords in order to meet these standards and cover the large cost in doing so, as for many, this is unachievable without an incentive package.”

The Net Zero Review written by Chris Skidmore MP says: “Despite the benefits that energy efficiency and low carbon heating offer, they are not yet being take up at the scale required.

“The number of annual home energy efficiency improvements has been slow, having peaked a decade ago, where up to two million energy efficiency measures were being installed a year.”