Mortgage lenders are starting to recognise their “Green” responsibilities when it comes to the different products they offer. Take a look below:
Way ahead of the curve are Virgin Money who offer up to £10,000 cashback for energy efficient home improvements, and Halifax who offer new mortgage customers up to £2,000 free money when they make energy efficient home improvements within 12 months of completion.
NatWest will offer a £500 cashback reward when they mortgage a property with an EPC rating A or B on selected Green Products
Whilst Coventry Building Society has special rates for existing customers taking a “further advance” to be used to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, Nationwide Building Society offer customers loans at 0% for 2 or 5 years!
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Here are the lowest fixed mortgage rates of the week, available to first-time buyers, home movers, buy-to-let, and those remortgaging.
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