Housing association secures funding for energy efficiency retrofit work

Housing association secures funding for energy efficiency retrofit work

Hundreds of existing homes at a North Yorkshire-based housing association are to benefit from a £3.71 million energy efficiency upgrade programme after funding was secured from the Government.

North Yorkshire Residents Can Save £268 On Energy Bills With Exclusive Tariff - The Yorkshire Press

Residents across North Yorkshire now have the opportunity to save an average of £268 a year on their energy bills, thanks to an exclusive tariff available through the Big Community Switch. Supported by North Yorkshire Council, this initiative helps households find better energy deals and gain more control over their energy costs. The 12-month fixed rate tariff not only provides financial savings but also offers 100 per cent renewable electricity…

Housing association gets £1.8m to improve housing - Hambleton Today

A North Yorkshire housing association has received more than £1.8m from the government to improve the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes. Broadacres will use the money, which it will match fund, for retrofit work to 640 properties across the county. The improvements will include loft insulation and the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and air source heat pumps. The money was provided by the Warms Homes: Social Housing Fund, thr…

Leeds-based Wealth Fund in £400m housing guarantee – Northern Financial Review

The UK’s Leeds-based National Wealth Fund (NWF) has announced a financial guarantee of up to £400 million to cover a series of new loans provided by NatWest Group to registered providers for the retrofit of social housing stock in the UK. The loans are available through NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank on an unsecured basis and for terms up to 20 years. “The lending aims to help registered providers of social housing reduce energy…

National Wealth Fund: We take huge amounts of risk

The National Wealth Fund rejected criticism it says it has received from some metro mayors that it does not take enough risk in the projects it backs. The fund, which is owned by the Treasury but operationally independent, has £27.8bn of finance to “partner with…The post National Wealth Fund: We take huge amounts of risk appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

National Wealth Fund and NatWest to provide £500m in retrofit funding

The government’s National Wealth Fund and NatWest Group have teamed up to launch a £500m loan portfolio to support social housing retrofit.