Ecology Building Society

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Name: Ecology Building Society

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Building societies: bouncing back to the future

PrintEmailThe viaduct at Knaresborough links York to Harrogate, home of the BSA annual conferenceHarrogate, where the Building Societies Association holds its annual conference, is located at the end of a branch railway line from York.The route takes ... [Published Banking Technology - May 10 2013]

Entities: Prudential Regulation Authority, David Webster, Martin Stewart, Ecology Building Society, Abbey National International Limited

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Ecology Building Society

Big Society Capital: The performance review

Last year a new leader was appointed to stimulate the creation of an emergent social investment industry and this leader was called Big Society Capital. One year on James Perry calls them in for their appraisal.The first thing to say is that the fundamental ... [Published Pioneers Post - May 08 2013]

Entities: Charity Bank, Ecology Building Society, George Osbourne

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Ecology joins sustainable banking alliance GABV

Ecology Building Society is the latest sustainable finance organisation to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV).GABV is a membership organisation made up of the sustainable banks from Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, North America ... [Published Mortgage Finance Gazette - May 07 2013]

Entities: Ecology, Ecology Building Society, Peter Blom

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Strength in Diversity: GABV annouces three new members

Sustainable Banking’s key Network announces three new members, from Latin America, Asia and Europe The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of the world’s leading sustainable banks welcomes three new members today; ... [Published Global Alliance - For Banking on Values - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ecology Building Society, Energy Development, Nepal, Peter Blom

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Buying a listed building? How to get a mortgage

If you dream of living in a converted mill, chapel, school, windmill or even a lighthouse, getting a mortgage could give you nightmares. The high street banks prefer to lend on purpose-built flats, or four-bedroom executive boxes, rather than take a risk ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Mortgages, Property, Buckinghamshire Building Society, Saffron Building Society, Ecology Building Society

First reported Mar 29 2013 - Updated Mar 29 2013 - 1 reports

Passivhaus: the home that can cut your heating bills by 90%

Turning an old railway cottage into a Passivhaus may sound like something strangely futuristic that's probably designed to sweep away the past. But for Andy and Lorna Simmonds, it was a way to create their dream energy-efficient home. In the process they've ... [Published The Independent - Mar 29 2013]

Entities: Ecology Building Society, Sustainable Homes, Certification, Mortgages, Insulator

First reported Feb 24 2013 - Updated Feb 24 2013 - 1 reports

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Co-housing: a lifestyle with community spirit built into the foundations

Co-housing, which began in Denmark in the 1960s, is spreading as a lifestyle choice across Britain Two housing developments are set to be Britain's first new-build schemes to embrace a style of living known as co-housing. This week in Bramley, Leeds, ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 24 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Ecology Building Society, Mortgages, NatWest Bank, Denmark

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...a property is good security for the loan, so they can resell it easily if forced to repossess because you can't manage your repayments," he said. "They worry that more unusual properties only have a limited market."

Buying a listed building? How to get a mortgage [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

..."We get both gas and electricity from Co-operative Energy and our bills have consistently been about £625 a year," Andy says. "We also feel much safer in a house that is so comfortable, quiet and cheap to run." The scale of the improvement can be seen in our pictures. In the top picture right, the house can be seen next to its neighbours...

Passivhaus: the home that can cut your heating bills by 90% [Published The Independent - Mar 29 2013]

...will dip into the communal activities to different degrees," says Lilac secretary Paul Chatterton, a lecturer and one of the first 20 householders. "Some want privacy while others will be into communal meals and socialising."

Co-housing: a lifestyle with community spirit built into the foundations [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 24 2013]