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Landlords in the North of England see biggest benefits from renting energy efficient homes
- North of England attracts largest price and rental premium for more energy efficient buy-to-let properties.
- With potential value added to house prices, coupled with higher rents, the majority of landlords in the Midlands and North likely to recoup the initial investment within five years.
- Pre-1919 properties make up nearly a third of the private rented stock and the cost to upgrade those properties to EPC band C is c£10,700. This compares to just £2,500 for a property built between 2003 and 2013.
- Terraced properties make up a third of England’s private rented sector properties and will require around £7,900, on average, to improve them to an EPC ‘C’ rating.
- 51% of private rented stock in England now rated A to C, up from 25% ten years ago.
- Property rated A or B attracts a significant premium of 12.2%, compared to a similar property rated ‘D’ (up from 10.9% in 2024).
- Rental premium of 8.1% for A or B rated property (compared with similar D-rated property), equivalent to c£85 per month (up from £70 per month in 2024).
Nationwide launches teacher accreditation to boost financial education in schools
- Nationwide becomes first UK bank or building society to launch a financial education accreditation for teachers
- New research reveals 89%of Parents surveyed say it’s more important than ever to learn personal finance, with 81% worried about the standard of content on social media
- Teachers cite lack of time and confidence as key barriers to teaching personal finance – accreditation provides full package of lessons and activities
- Accreditation expands Nationwide’s Money Lessons programme in partnership with Visa
Nationwide doubles down on green home improvements by extending 0% borrowing
- Nationwide doubling number of households who can benefit from 0% Green Additional Borrowing
- 10,000 customers can borrow up to £20,000 interest free to make energy-efficient home improvements
- Around £60m lent since the launch of 0% Green Additional Borrowing in 2023; average loan size of c£13k
- Comes as Nationwide joins the government’s new Green Home Finance Strategic Partnership
- Around £4.8m cashback given to customers through Nationwide’s Green Reward
Nationwide becomes first lender to allow mortgage deeds to be signed digitally
- Witnessed signatures to be phased out as Nationwide introduces Qualified Electronic Signatures
- Follows collaboration between Nationwide, HM Land Registry, Your Conveyancer and Veyco
- Latest tech enhancement continues Nationwide’s efforts to speed up the homebuying process
- Follows HM Land Registry’s decision in August 2025 to accept Qualified Electronic Signatures
- Your Conveyancer first to submit to Nationwide via new electronic process
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07 May 2026
Landlords in the North of England see biggest benefits from renting energy efficient homes
- North of England attracts largest price and rental premium for more energy efficient buy-to-let properties.
- With potential value added to house prices, coupled with higher rents, the majority of landlords in the Midlands and North likely to recoup the initial investment within five years.
- Pre-1919 properties make up nearly a third of the private rented stock and the cost to upgrade those properties to EPC band C is c£10,700. This compares to just £2,500 for a property built between 2003 and 2013.
- Terraced properties make up a third of England’s private rented sector properties and will require around £7,900, on average, to improve them to an EPC ‘C’ rating.
- 51% of private rented stock in England now rated A to C, up from 25% ten years ago.
- Property rated A or B attracts a significant premium of 12.2%, compared to a similar property rated ‘D’ (up from 10.9% in 2024).
- Rental premium of 8.1% for A or B rated property (compared with similar D-rated property), equivalent to c£85 per month (up from £70 per month in 2024).
28 Apr 2026
The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let mortgage rates again
The Mortgage Works is from tomorrow (Wednesday 29 April) cutting rates for existing customers by up to 0.20 percentage points across its buy-to-let and Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) ranges.
In addition, selected two and five-year fixed rate products up to 75 per cent Loan-to-Value (LTV) for new customers will be reduced by up to 0.10% across the limited company buy-to-let range.
28 Apr 2026
Nationwide Boosts Access To Cash With Deposits Now Available At 3,000 PayPoint Sites Alongside Its 605 Branches
- Customers can now pay into their account at more than 3,000 PayPoint locations
- Service complements Nationwide’s branches - the UK’s largest single brand network
- Members can deposit up to £300 a day, with funds showing in accounts within minutes
- Partnership supports Nationwide’s commitment to access to cash and communities
24 Apr 2026
Men in twenties most at risk of sextortion as Nationwide issues warning around risk of sharing images
- Nationwide’s analysis of 50 cases finds sextortion scammers zeroing in on young men
- High school and university students targeted on average nearly twice a week (seven times a month) according to research
- They also admit to sharing intimate images (17%) and over a quarter (26%) private information
- 71% of 16-24s are the most worried about younger people sharing images vs 61% of all ages
- 22% of high school and secondary or university students have been scammed and find scams harder to spot
- Sextortion explainer and red flags to watch out for
23 Apr 2026
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers
- Reductions of up to 0.25 percentage points across fixed rate range for new and existing customers
- Nationwide’s lowest rate now 4.50% for new and existing customers looking to move home
