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NatWest launches Green Mortgages

The new product offers a preferential interest rate to new or existing customers who are purchasing an energy efficient property.

The Green Mortgage offers a discounted interest rate to customers purchasing a property with an Energy Efficiency Rating of A or B. Every home must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) when it is built, sold or rented – this gives the property an energy efficiency rating from A or 100 (most efficient) to G or 0 (least efficient) and is valid for 10 years. 

Research recently undertaken by the bank found that 70 per cent of NatWest customers are concerned about climate change but were unsure about how to reduce their carbon footprint. 

The Green Mortgage supports the bank’s pledge to help customers become more energy efficient with an ambition that 50% of the bank’s mortgage book is at or above EPC C or equivalent rating of C by 2030. The new offering will be available at 60%, 75% and 85% LTV and will apply to residential homes as well as new builds.

 

Miguel Sard, MD of Home Buying and Ownership at NatWest Group said: “We want to help home buyers to make greener choices, particularly as properties make up 15% of the UK total climate emissions and one of the core parts of our purpose as a bank is to help address the climate challenge. Our customers are increasingly interested in purchasing energy efficient homes and by offering those customers a lower mortgage rate, we want to have a positive impact on the environment. This is just one of many ways NatWest is supporting and encouraging greener choices.”

 

Andrew Day, Sustainability Director at Telford Homes said: “It is pleasing to see that NatWest’s corporate climate strategy is rewarding homeowners with a discounted green mortgage. This approach reciprocates well with increasing intergenerational customer demands for sustainable new homes, lower running costs and continuing to help make a positive contribution to the climate emergency.”

 

To assess the Energy Efficiency Rating of your home please visit:

For more information in ways to making greener choices you can access the Climate Change Hub here.

 

Disclaimer

This article is for media use only and is not a financial promotion.

NatWest Green Mortgages are available to over 18s purchasing a home with a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A or B. Product fees may apply. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

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