Government rejects call to cut VAT on listed building repairs

Campaigners are chalking up a win following "a major shift in policy from the Treasury" over tax relief for listed building repairs.

"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.

Robert Jenrick's Housing Ministry says it is "committed to delivering the biggest change in building safety for a generation"; threatens to name-and-shame non-compliant building owners.