Dudley launches energy efficient products to help customers go green

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The specialist lending building society has introduced the new deals as searches for energy saving home improvements increased by 96% year-on-year to July 2020.

Dudley has been researching the increased demand from homeowners and landlords seeking finance to complete home improvements to improve their homes’ energy efficiency.

As such, for homeowners looking to improve their EPC rating to a minimum of a B, Dudley is marketing a two year fixed rate at 3.79% with a loan-to-value (LTV) up to 80%. The min/max loan for the product is £150,000/£1 million which also provides a £950 cashback on completion, no arrangement fee, a free valuation and fee assisted legals.

For landlords wishing to improve the rating on their BTL property to at least a C, there is a three year fixed rate product at 3.79% with an LTV up to 70%. The min/max loan for the product is £175,000/£1 million and it also provides a £950 cashback on completion with no arrangement fee.

For existing customers, a two year 2.10% discount energy efficiency further advance product is now available with a current payrate of 2.89% and a maximum LTV of 70%. The min/max loan for the product is £5k/£100k and also offers cashback of 0.50% of the loan amount, which is paid on completion and has no arrangement fee.

Offer conditions will include a commitment to completing the energy upgrades.

Sam Ward, commercial director at Dudley said: “The green mortgage market has experienced increasing domestic demand over the past eighteen months and, with the government keen to cut down emissions, launching these remortgage and further advance products is our initial response.

“We hope to incentivise more homeowners who have been looking for ways to improve their properties’ energy efficiency and reward them with strong products allied to a combination of cashback and/or fee assisted incentives.”

Ward added: “We are committed to a green strategy and if our products help people by making it easier to fund these improvements, then we all benefit in the long run.”