UK's First Eco-Home Exempt from Stamp Duty
The United Kingdom’s first zero-carbon home has been exempt from stamp duty by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper.
Politics.co.uk writes
The two-bedroom home has been built using energy-efficient building methods and makes full use of renewable and sustainable energy technologies.
Its fabric is insulting and air-tight and uses daylight to cut down on lighting costs during the day, solar panels to create energy and is installed with water-efficiency devices.
The home, the first to meet the government’s code for sustainable homes, is part of the BRE Offsite 2007 exhibition in Watford.
Upon visiting the site, Cooper was very impressed with the home and called for more innovation in the design and construction of new homes and businesses across the UK.
The UK government wants all new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016.
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