Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that Ecology Building Society has joined its lender panel, marking the first time a mortgage club distributor has added the specialist green lender to its offering.
The new partnership provides Paradigm member firms with access to Ecology’s residential, community and buy-to-let mortgage products, which are tailored to borrowers undertaking environmentally or socially impactful projects.
Ecology is known for lending on energy-efficient self-builds, eco-renovations, and properties built to Passivhaus standards, as well as on non-standard construction homes and those with agricultural ties.
Ecology’s bespoke underwriting process is designed to support complex and non-standard cases, with lending available across the UK, including rural and remote areas.
The Society also backs community-led housing schemes such as co-operatives and co-housing developments.
A key feature of Ecology’s proposition is its C-Change incentive, which offers rate discounts linked to energy performance improvements.
The more a borrower reduces their carbon footprint, the bigger the discount they receive on their mortgage rate.
The agreement gives Paradigm’s network of mortgage advisers a new option for clients looking to fund sustainable property projects, broadening access to specialist green finance products.
