New Renovation Mortgage
We’ve enhanced our range of green mortgages for renovations and whole house retrofit in a drive to accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency of existing homes to help meet ...
12 February 2021 Read more
Changes To Our Savings Interest Rates
From 2 March 2021, we are reducing the interest rate on some of our savings account(s). Tables showing the previous and revised rates are shown below. These changes have become ...
A Warm Hello From Lucia
Lucia Pollan, who is studying Sustainability and Environmental Management at the University of Leeds, has joined Ecology as our Sustainability and Communications student placement ...
17 February 2021 Read moreGo Together, Go Far…..
At the Green Horizon Summit on ‘The Pivotal Role of Finance’ earlier this month, Mark Carney, underlined the importance of the financial sector working together to ...
The UK Government’s Ten-Point Plan
The Prime Minister has unveiled his ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, seen as a crucial part of levelling up the economy and delivering the Government’s target of ...
Charlotte & Alex’s Self-Build
To mark this year’s Right to Build Day (30 October 2020), Ecology borrower, Charlotte, shares her story of building a new energy-efficient timber-framed home in ...
Financial Activism – Use Your Money For Positive Change
How do we face the astonishing challenges that 2020 has brought into stark relief? We have known for many years that our ever-increasing consumption, and the resulting demand for ...
Where the wild things grow
Thanks to the hard work of ‘Those Plant People’, Ecology’s permaculture garden is a haven for wildlife and a productive food-growing space for colleagues. Here, ...
Opening Lenders’ Doors To Community-Led Housing
A new report from Community Led Homes explores how to encourage more banks and building societies to get behind the community-led housing sector after finding a lack of awareness ...
Community Green Space And The Road To Recovery
Since lockdown began, the value of the UK’s green spaces, particularly in and around urban areas, has become clearer than ever. Amidst uncertainty, restriction and adaptation, ...
26 May 2020 Read moreA Home For Wildlife
Our homes, gardens and cities don’t always make life easy for wildlife. Impermeable surfaces, an absence of nooks and crannies, and an over-emphasis on ‘neat and tidy’ can ...
Climate Strike: One Week On
On Friday 20 September, millions of people from across the globe united to call for climate justice. Inspired by the youth-led school strike for climate, marches took place around ...