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- Passivhaus: how to insulate your home against soaring heating bills Sat, 19 Feb 22, 9:00pmProperties are built or retrofitted to exacting ‘energy and comfort standard’ for maximum efficiency
- Green mortgages: could your loan help make Britain greener? Sat, 6 Nov 21, 8:00pmMany of the UK’s biggest lenders now offer deals that reward buyers of energy efficient properties
- UK government explores mortgages tied to ‘green’ home improvements Wed, 20 Oct 21, 4:22amQuery over homeowners’ costs as government’s net zero strategy reveals lender targets to encourage energy efficiency
- Government explores mortgages tied to ‘green’ home improvements Wed, 20 Oct 21, 4:22amQuery over homeowners’ costs as government’s net zero strategy reveals lender targets to encourage energy efficiency
- Mortgage lenders need to warm up to energy-efficient homes Wed, 20 Oct 21, 5:25amGovernment’s net zero plan wants to link energy upgrades to home financing, but policy details will be critical
- Mortgages tied to ‘green’ home improvements considered by UK Wed, 20 Oct 21, 4:22amQuery over homeowners’ costs as government’s net zero strategy reveals lender targets to encourage energy efficiency
- Innovations in inclusive housing Tue, 14 May 19, 6:24amA look at hundreds of startups rebuilding affordable housing from the ground up.
- Homeowners trapped by 25-year solar panel contracts Sun, 25 Nov 18, 7:00pmHouseholders who lease their roofs to power firms find it hard or costly to move home
- Bigger mortgages for greener homes? Yep, that's right | Adam Vaughan Sun, 13 May 18, 7:30pmWelsh scheme will factor in home’s energy efficiency into lenders’ affordability calculations
- Mortgage lender raises the roof over leasehold solar panels Wed, 31 Jan 18, 9:36pmOur buyer’s preferred lender won’t consider them for a mortgage
- Mortage lender raises the roof over leasehold solar panels Wed, 31 Jan 18, 6:00pmOur buyer’s preferred lender won’t consider them for a mortgageWe bought a house in 2010 and had solar panels installed on a leasehold basis. We want to sell, but the buyer’s preferred lender won’t lend on properties...
- The plummeting oil price: a guide to the global shockwaves Wed, 14 Jan 15, 6:27amOil touches every aspect of our lives and its price is crashing. Here are just some of the mixed blessings that may flow – from cheaper holidays and safer sex to busier roads and more terrorism
- Greasing the Wheel: Oil’s Role in the Global Crisis Thu, 24 May 12, 1:00amThis is a guest post by Lucas Chanel, Research Fellow in economics, and Thomas Spencer, Research Fellow in climate and energy policies, both at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations...
- How solar panels can dim mortgage prospects Sat, 24 Mar 12, 10:00amOne couple signed up for a PV installation in their roof – then found the 25-year lease made it hard to remortgage their home, despite official guidelinesThousands of households that agreed to rent their roofs to solar...
- Ethical money: 10 ways to greener spending Sat, 15 Oct 11, 9:02amEvery time we put our hands in our pockets we're making a choice. Guardian Money looks at how to be environment-savvy without it costing you the earthNational Ethical Investment Week, which kicks off tomorrow, aims to ensure...