Homebuyers across the EU could be offered better borrowing rates on mortgages in return for purchasing more energy efficient homes or committing to retrofit energy saving work.
The ground-breaking project is being pioneered by a unique partnership of banks, property valuers, energy efficiency businesses and utility providers.
The European Energy Efficiency Mortgage initiative aims to create a standardised “energy efficient mortgage” based on preferential interest rates for energy efficient homes and/or additional funds for retrofitting homes at the time of purchase.
The project represents the first time a group of major banks and mortgage lenders, as well as businesses and organisations from the building and energy industries, have come together to address the concept of energy efficient mortgages.
