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Greener homes

Living a more sustainable lifestyle

A greener home is all part of living a more sustainable lifestyle. Discover some bright ideas from a range of energy-saving tips to information on renewable energy sources. You can also find out information on the latest offers available for our residential mortgage customers.

Offers

Greener Home Reward

With our Greener Home Reward, eligible existing Barclays residential mortgage customers can apply for up to £2,000 to help make selected home energy efficiency-related improvements, with no need to apply for additional borrowing. Subject to eligibility. T&Cs apply.

Get 50% off a Hive Thermostat Mini

With our Hive Thermostat Mini offer, existing Barclays residential mortgage customers could get 50% off the cost of a Hive Thermostat Mini, Hub and Installation. Wherever you are, it could help you take control of how much energy you use, set schedules and switch your home heating on and off from your phone – now that’s smart. Barclays or Hive may change, cancel or amend the offer at any time. By applying for the offer, you’re agreeing to the Barclays offer T&Cs.

Get a Home Health Check and EPC rating for £50

If you have a residential mortgage with us, we’re offering a Home Health Check, in partnership with British Gas. For £50, we can:

  • Give you an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating, which looks at how much energy your home is using
  • Suggest ways you can potentially save on energy and costs
  • Talk to you about your home and energy habits, and answer any questions you might have.

By applying, you’re agreeing to our T&Cs.

Helping your home become more energy efficient

Home energy-saving tips

How you could reduce what you use at home

We asked the experts at Energy Saving Trust for simple ways to help you save energy at home, which could help your pocket as well as the planet.

Energy efficiency at home

Spotlight on home energy efficiency

We asked the experts at Energy Saving Trust for ways to help make your home more energy efficient.

Home heating controls

Keen to stay on top of your bills and reduce the amount of energy you use?

We asked the experts at Energy Saving Trust for their guidance on how to take better control of your heating. With a few small steps, you could improve the way you heat your home. By installing and using your heating controls effectively, you could save money on your heating bills and lower your carbon emissions. 

Financial support

Find help to make your home more energy efficient or install renewable technologies.

You may be able to get financial support with the cost of insulation or a boiler upgrade to a heat pump, as well as get other help to pay or reduce energy bills. Stay on top of the latest guidance from Energy Saving Trust. Subject to eligibility. T&Cs apply.

 

EPCs explained

Is your property as energy efficient as it could be? With changes in energy prices, now could be a good time to understand more about your home’s energy performance.   

We asked the experts at Energy Saving Trust to explain how an EPC works, what information it can give you and how it can help you understand more about your home’s energy performance.  

Greener home finance

Let’s talk about Barclays Green Mortgages

Whether you’re a landlord or a first-time buyer, we are here to explain our Green Mortgage range to you.

What is Energy Saving Trust?

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. Their aim is to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.