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Halifax Boosts Rewards for Green Home Improvements

September 14, 2024August 3, 2024 Stuart Mitchell

Home buyers, home movers, and homeowners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now benefit from up to £2,000 cashback with the new Halifax Green Living Reward. From today, 31st July 2024, Halifax mortgage customers could earn either £2,000 cashback for installing a heat pump, or up to £1,000 for a range of other improvements to make their home more energy efficient. This is in addition to any other offers– such as mortgage product cashback. Green Living Reward (GLR) is a benefit available to any mortgage customer with a Halifax…

Solar panels now available through Halifax

August 27, 2023July 22, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

Solar panel sourcing, installation and aftercare will now be available through Halifax as part of a new trial scheme. The offer sees Halifax join forces with accredited and expert solar panel installers, Effective Home, taking away the hard work of searching the market for solar panel suppliers. Through Halifax’s Green Living Hub, people will be able to access Effective Home’s virtual consultation, where a home can be remotely viewed to understand solar panel suitability – with no need for an in-person visit. A free, personalised solar plan will be provided,…

Six in 10 making home improvements to be ‘greener’

January 7, 2023November 29, 2022 Stuart Mitchell

Just under a fifth (17%) of people making home improvements are trying to make their home ‘greener’, although one in 20 don’t know where to start, despite being keen to become more sustainable, according to research of over 4,600 people by Halifax. Overall, six in 10 (60%) people making home updates are keeping the environment in mind in some way, while just under a tenth (8%) are uninterested in making their home more sustainable at present. Thinking about environmental considerations when making home improvements – which, if any, of the…

Fifth going green when making home improvements

October 24, 2022September 22, 2022 Stuart Mitchell

New findings from Halifax have shown that over a fifth of people making home improvements (22%) are doing so to improve energy efficiency, something that is becoming increasingly important as energy bills rise. Kim Kinnaird, Halifax Mortgages Director said: “Improving the energy efficiency of your home can help reduce your bills and, as we head into colder months, keep you warmer. So, if you’re embarking on home improvements, it’s well worth making sure you’re thinking ‘green’ at the same time – even small changes can add up. “Draft exclusion, better…

Halifax survey reveals 3 million planning to work from home to save the planet

July 25, 2020July 14, 2020 Stuart Mitchell

3 million UK workers plan to hold a self-imposed ‘green lockdown’ after Covid restrictions have finally lifted by continuing to work from home to help save the planet. The sudden change in lifestyle due to the coronavirus lockdown has been an environmental wake-up call for much of the UK, as new research from Halifax reveals four in 10 (41%) adults said it had made them more aware of climate change. It highlights just how deeply the pandemic has impacted people’s outlook, with the majority (58%) not expecting things to ever…