A few days ago I mentioned new measures that would have required homeowners to spend thousands of pounds upgrading the energy efficiency of their homes if they wanted to introduce a home improvements such as a conservatory or a new boiler.
Yesterday the Mail reported that these plans have been dropped.
Ministers are to scrap plans for a ‘conservatory tax’ following a massive Tory backlash.
A senior Government source told the Mail that the proposals are ‘dead in the water’.
This latest abrupt U-turn comes only a week after we revealed the move which would force homeowners to fork out hundreds of pounds extra on measures to improve energy efficiency when they build an extension or fit a boiler.