{"id":440,"date":"2013-09-24T09:05:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greendeal.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=440"},"modified":"2013-09-24T09:05:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:05:53","slug":"options-green-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/tips\/options-green-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Other options to the Green Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you have read all the information you need on the Green Deal and decided you don\u2019t want to pursue with taking up the offer. Well, that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t benefit from improved energy efficiency in your home. <\/p>\n<p>You can still have a Green Deal assessment to see which improvements would be best for your property, and then choose to make the upgrades without taking a Green Deal loan. <\/p>\n<p>Have a look below at the alternative ways to finance home improvements, with the pros and cons for each:<\/p>\n<h2>Paying with your savings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Straight off, you won\u2019t have a loan attached to your home which needs paying off. This means that any savings you make will go directly into your pocket so you\u2019ll see the benefits instantly. With the Green Deal there\u2019s a loan attached to your property which could cause problems if you want to sell in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, you\u2019ll need the money to pay for the improvements. Depending on how much you have saved you could only afford basic upgrades, when the loan can help address your whole home. <\/p>\n<h2>Paying with an unsecured loan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With an unsecured loan you could find better interest rates than those with the Green Deal. Green Deal interest rates vary between 7.67% and 9% depending on the provider, for any loan of \u00a35,000 or more. There are cheaper rates if you take a smaller loan though and the best rates are 5.1% for someone with an impeccable credit history. With an unsecured loan it\u2019s attached to you, so this won\u2019t prove a problem if you want to sell your home later on. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personal loans are typically only available over a short term period, normally between one and five years. Whereas Green Deal loans can stretch to 25 years. Your repayments will be higher over a shorter time, potentially outweighing the savings you make on energy bills. Remember, a personal loan is paid back by you, not through energy savings. <\/p>\n<h2>Increasing your mortgage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By increasing your mortgage you can get much better interest rates, as low as 2% for those who own 60% or more of the property. A mortgage is a loan term loan and can be paid back over decades, so you won\u2019t need to make high repayments. This is similar to the Green Deal, but with better interest rates. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By increasing your mortgage there\u2019s no guarantee the improvements you make will add value to your home. If the market is in good shape, increasing your mortgage may be a good idea, but the moment property prices fall you could end up paying more than the home is worth. Interest rates could alter too and without a flexible mortgage you could incur additional charges. <\/p>\n<h2>Using a credit card<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some credit cards are available with interest rates at 0%. This gives you the chance to spread payments and once the offer has expired, transfer to another 0% deal. Some of these will last as long as 25 months. Also, if you spend between \u00a3100 and \u00a330,000 and something goes wrong, you can claim money back under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without paying the full balance, interest rates can increase drastically, to around 19%. On top of this, you may not receive a large enough balance for more expensive insulation measures. If you plan to transfer balances it will take a lot of effort on your part, so it\u2019s important to remain on top of things. Make sure you know when the 0% offer ends. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts &amp; Figures You&#8217;ll Love To Share <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]As many as 26,000,000 homes in the UK could be eligible to receive Green Deal funding.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]Green Deal loans are paid back over a 10-25 year period with the payments taken from energy bill savings.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]Using the Government&#8217;s Green Deal you can upgrade your boiler, improve insulation and replace windows for no upfront fee.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]The Green Deal&#8217;s Golden Rule states that homeowners won&#8217;t pay back more than the savings they make on energy bills with improved efficiency.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you have read all the information you need on the Green Deal and decided you don\u2019t want to pursue with taking up the offer. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Other options to the Green Deal\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/tips\/options-green-deal\/#more-440\" aria-label=\"Read more about Other options to the Green Deal\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[158,150,184,165,106],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-government-green-deal","tag-green-deal","tag-green-deal-grants","tag-green-deal-loans","tag-green-deal-scheme","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Other options to the Green Deal - Local Quotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Green Deal is a Government scheme to promote energy efficiency, but you can look elsewhere to improve your home. 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