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Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Mortgage Rate Cut For Energy-Efficient Homes

Written by: Mary-Anne Bowring 25/07/2023
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ESG Mortgage Rate Cut For Energy-Efficient Homes

Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient can enjoy a cut in their mortgage rate under a recent government-backed pilot. 4.1 million has been awarded to green finance projects to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. They include mortgages that reward energy-efficient upgrades and loans for installing heat pumps.

Under the offer, various agencies and banks will get government funding to develop their long-term, fixed-rate mortgage to encourage and incentivise customers to make their homes more energy efficient and reduce their mortgage rates. A new experiment is set to allow buy-to-let landlords to incorporate the expenses of enhancing the energy efficiency of their properties into their mortgages. This plan would allow them to borrow and include funds for the upgrades in their monthly mortgage payments.

Perenna Bank

Perenna Bank has been granted over 193,000 in government funding to support the progression of its innovative, long-term, fixed-rate mortgage product. This mortgage will encourage homeowners to go for energy efficiency procedures for their residences by offering a reduction in their mortgage rate as an incentive. Ashman Bank Limited has been granted 200,000 to create and implement a solution that evaluates the energy efficiency of properties.

This initiative will offer suggestions on how to enhance energy efficiency and incorporate the expenses of these improvements into the mortgage's duration. Aviva Equity Release UK Limited has secured funding of 87,612 to develop a service that will help homeowners leverage the equity in their property through a specialised lifetime mortgage. This service will help homeowners access the funds needed to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.

Clydesdale Bank PLC

Clydesdale Bank PLC, operating under the name Virgin Money, has been awarded 171,000 to create a customised offering of energy-efficiency products for customer properties. They will survey their customers to find out what improvements are necessary and then support them accordingly. These projects are part of a larger group of 26 green finance products being developed and tested. The government has committed 4.1 million in funding to support these initiatives.

The primary objective of these projects is to encourage and assist homeowners in making their properties more energy efficient. They will include recommended measures like loft insulation and double glazing from which homeowners could save around 460 on their energy bills annually. This 4.1 million commitment is just one of the many ways the government is aiding families across the country to reduce their cost of living - albeit by spending more and investing in their homes.

Government on Banking Sector

The government is actively assisting the banking sector to develop novel approaches to ensure easy accessibility to various energy efficiency measures. These include loft insulation, double glazing, and heat pumps. The ultimate goal is to use such products as part of a wider greening agenda to improve the ailing state of much of the UK housing stock by getting more greening loans and products for home improvements that reduce energy loss and thereby also reduce energy consumption out there. Ultimately, in the long term a property with improved insulation through windows, roof, and green heating will benefit from reduced energy bills due to the home being intrinsically warmer thereby minimising energy consumption. The end goal is decreased emissions that align with the government's net zero objectives.

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Government Funding for Green Finance Projects

The government has allocated £4.1 million to support green finance initiatives, including long-term, fixed-rate mortgages that reward energy-efficient upgrades and loans for installing heat pumps, designed to make homes more energy efficient.

Banks and Agencies Developing Energy-Efficiency Solutions

Several banks, including Perenna Bank and Clydesdale Bank PLC, have received government funding to develop energy-efficient mortgage products, such as long-term fixed-rate mortgages that reduce rates for homeowners who improve their properties' energy efficiency.



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