2. Policy context
◼ Two key pillars of the new Labour government’s policy agenda are to ‘Get Britain building again’ and to ‘Make Britain a clean energy superpower’
◼ The government has set a target of delivering 1.5 million net additional dwellings in England over the course of the parliament, with an overhaul of the planning system, through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, used as a lever to stimulate housebuilding ◼ Net zero is a key priority for the new government; the warm homes plan includes a commitment for an extra £6.6 billion over the parliament to improve energy efficiency of the housing stock and a commitment to ensure all homes in the private rented sector meet minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030
◼ Bringing the entire housing stock up to EPC rating C would save households a total of £8.8 billion annually
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