The Net Zero speech made by the prime minister last night set out a new approach to achieve net zero in a more proportionate way. The mandatory home upgrades for new rental properties to have at least an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’ by 2025, and all rental properties by 2028 have been axed.
Other changes for homeowners included scrapping the ban on buying new boilers for properties off the grid in just 3 years time.
He said, “We’ll never force anyone to rip out their existing boiler and replace it with a heat pump. You’ll only ever have to make the switch when you’re replacing your boiler anyway, and even then, not until 2035.”
Sunak announced “that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme which gives people cash grants to replace their boiler, will be increased by 50% to £7,500.”
You can read all that Sunak said in his Net Zero speech here.
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