Government-backed green mortgage trials promise rate-cuts for efficient homes

James Murray
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Government announces over £4m of funding to support the roll out of 26 green mortgage pilot projects

The government has today announced that homeowners who take steps to make their properties more energy efficient could soon see their mortgage rates cut, as part of a series of new pilot projects. The...

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