Environmental issues

The following issue updates are available for Environmental issues.

Asbestos

17 August 2009 | Provides an overview of the current position on asbestos in the home.

12 March 2010 | The departments for Enrgery and Climate Change (DECC) and Communities and Local Government (CLG) have jointly published 'Warm Homes, Greener Homes: A Strategy for Household Energy Management', which sets out how the government plans to achieve household energy reduction targets. This page has been updated for members with high-level view of the pay-as-you-save (PAYS) plan that will enable homeowners to obtain eco-upgrades through a loan attached to the property.

Contaminated Land

17 August 2009 | This sets out lenders' current position on contaminated land.

Electric and magnetic fields (EMFs)

24 September 2009 | This page provides an update on current work on electric and magnetic fields and their potential to impact on lending.

Flooding

9 July 2009 | This page provides information on flooding and where to get further advice. In July 2008 insurers renewed their commitment to make flood insurance available where the flood risk is adequately managed.

Green mortgages

9 July 2009 | This page provides some background information on green mortgages.

Modern methods of construction (MMC): the new LPS 2020 certification standard

9 July 2009 | We have been working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to develop a certification standard to meet lender concerns about the design, maunufacture and onsite erection of MMC.

Treating customers fairly: responsibilities of providers and distributors

9 July 2009 | This page summarises the key points raised in an FSA discussion paper (DP06/4) published on 28 September 2006, and the subsequent Policy Statement (PS07/11) which was published in July 2007.