Crystal Specialist Finance launches one-stop-shop for energy efficiency improvements for landlords
Chester, 21st October, 2024. Crystal Specialist Finance has partnered with Propflo to launch a one-stop-shop for green home improvements. Propflo’s ‘GreenVal’ tool will be promoted to landlords and brokers through the Crystal Specialist Finance website and throughout the customer nurture journey to take the complexity out of making green home upgrades.
With £250bn investment required to bring UK properties up to standard, and 80,000 homes needing to be retrofitted per month, it is a key priority for the country. The government has pledged to reintroduce new minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) requiring landlords to raise their energy rating to at least a C by 2030. Previous proposals included a £10,000 cap on costs for landlords.
However, landlords lack information and the process is currently disjointed. Combining Propflo’s platform with the expertise of Crystal Specialist Finance will enable a more seamless experience between guiding landlords through the improvement process and financing the works.
Another gap is that brokers are not necessarily experts on energy efficiency or MEES, so Crystal Specialist Finance will provide support to them to create additional customer value and revenue.
The GreenVal retrofit tool
GreenVal will enable Crystal Specialist Finance customers to:
● View the short and long-term benefits and costs associated with making a property more energy-efficient.
● Get quotes for a wide range of home improvements, from accredited local and national suppliers.
● Explore low-cost and do-it-yourself improvement opportunities, available for direct purchase.
● Gain insight into the impact a property can have on personal wellbeing, by rating contributing factors such as thermal comfort, air quality, and financial stability.
About Crystal Specialist Finance
Crystal Specialist Finance is an award-winning Specialist Finance Packager for Intermediaries, offering Bridging, Buy-To-Let, Commercial, Development Finance, Complex Residential Mortgages & Second Charges solutions.
Based in the West Midlands, Crystal Specialist Finance pride themselves on consistently delivering outstanding customer service to brokers nationally, with representatives in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Crystal’s aim is to make broker’s lives easier, by providing profitable and clear solutions for even the most complex financial problems, whilst helping them grow their businesses profitably.
It’s the Broker’s choice whether they make enquiries either online through the unique CrystalHUB, or via speaking to experts on the mortgage desk. All bespoke enquiries are handled on a case-by-case basis, to ensure sourcing the absolute best deals available from an extensive panel of lenders, and an impressive range of deals exclusive to Crystal.
It’s a winning combination of speed, efficient case management, flexibility and the fact that Crystal likes to say yes where others say no, which makes Crystal Specialist Finance the clear choice.
www.linkedin.com/company/crystalsf
Contacts: Mark Hutchings
m.hutchings@crystalsf.com
About Propflo
Propflo is an award winning data-driven AI platform that supports lenders and property businesses to comply with energy efficiency regulations, meet their climate targets, and then support their customers in their wider ownership journey.
www.linkedin.com/company/propflo
Contacts: Felix Schraff
comms@propflo.co.uk
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