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Demolish or Refurbish? How VAT Policy is undermining the UK’s housing and climate goals
MESH Engineering have seen this first-hand how developers and housing providers are frequently steered toward demolition not because the structure is unviable, but because VAT makes it the more financially attractive option. It’s a policy contradiction that’s hard to ignore and one that puts short-term economics ahead of long-term sustainability.
In this blog we take a look at the issue and how the system rewards waste over sustainable refurbishment and what other countries are doing to encourage renovation.