Talking New Energy: What's stopping green home finance in the UK?

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In this episode, we speak to Maria Dutton, Associate Director at the Green Finance Institute (GFI), and Nigel Timperley from LCP Delta, about the role private finance can play in decarbonising the UK's housing stock. Against the backdrop of the government's £15bn Warm Homes Plan, they explore how finance, policy and consumer trust need to work together to unlock the "green home finance landscape."

We discuss:

• How the GFI connects government policy goals with private capital through a range of financing options, from green mortgages to community climate bonds.
• The non-financial barriers to adoption (complexity, trust, and fear of new technologies) and how simplifying the customer journey can be as important as the money itself.
• Why policy consistency, more than any single lever, is what gives lenders, investors and homeowners the confidence to commit long-term.

What’s one thing you would like listeners to take away from this?

• Financing solutions are diversifying fast, but progress depends on pairing that finance with simplicity, trust, and consistent policy signals.