'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

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Homes are the second largest contributor to the UK's emissions, after transport | Credit: iStock
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Homes are the second largest contributor to the UK's emissions, after transport | Credit: iStock

EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Building Society, British Gas, Rockwool and E.ON among cross-sector firms calling for detailed government policy to drive green home upgrades

Major players from across housing, finance, construction, and energy have today issued a joint call for the government to launch a national retrofit strategy, warning that policy foundations are urgently...

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