Council says current Code for Sustainable Homes leaves new buyers confused
The Green 黑洞社区 Council has emphasised the need for a mandatory rating against the Code for Sustainable Homes for all new homes.
The bill currently states that buyers of new homes not built to the code will be given a statement indicting that no sustainability certificate exists for the property.
According to Paul King, chief executive of UK-GBC, the wording is crucial. 鈥淢andatory rating should mean mandatory,鈥� he said.
He added that if the current wording is not changed to mandatory, then home buyers will be left in a state of confusion.
King said: 鈥淚f a new home has not been built to the Code then the accompanying documents should state explicitly that the home 鈥榝ails鈥� the Code of Sustainable Homes, or achieve 鈥榥o stars鈥�.
鈥淭hey should be left in no doubt that a home that has not been assessed against the Code has only been built to minimum building regulations and is therefore not a sustainable home.鈥�
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