Initiative aims to help customers understand their properties' energy efficiency rating
Pepper Money has launched a new offer to help buy-to-let customers understand the energy efficiency rating of their properties and how they could improve their rating.
It is offering customers who hold buy-to-let mortgages with the specialist lender in their individual names, the chance to claim a free energy efficiency survey, EPC certificate, and tailored action plan.
In February, Pepper Money launched a similar initiative for its homeowner customers, which resulted in hundreds of free EPCs being claimed.
The specialist lender improved its criteria to remove restrictions around properties with solar panels in January. Last year, Pepper Money also launched a partnership with Ecologi, with a commitment to provide ongoing financial support to the organisation to fund its tree planting and carbon reduction activities.
“At Pepper Money, we understand the societal role that we must play as a lender,” Laurence Morey (pictured), chief executive at Pepper Money, said.
“In the coming years, buy-to-let landlords will have a responsibility to ensure that their properties meet a minimum EPC rating of ‘C’, and we are really pleased to be able to launch this initiative that offers them some help in achieving that.”
