Green housing targets ''out of reach''

The UK will not be able to meet its targets of all homes being zero carbon by 2016, according to a new poll.

Research by UCB Home Loans has found that 63 per cent of mortgage advisors in the UK believe that the target will be met due to the current low levels of zero homes. It is estimated that there are less than 20 such homes in the UK.

Keith Astill, who led the study, said: "The views of intermediaries are important, because they are responsible for arranging a large proportion of all home loans including new build developments.

"They deal directly with homebuyers and so are ideally placed to make a judgment."

He explained that the reduction in carbon emissions needs to come from home builders because at the moment 27 per cent of the country''s carbon dioxide emissions come from the country''s 21 million homes.

The mortgage advisors polled believed that lenders should take action on green issues in order to counteract global warming and climate change.


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