Green Deal 'dead in water' as Finance Company closes to new applications

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Government refuses to increase senior loan facility to Green Deal Finance Company, meaning it is no longer able to quote for further Green Deal Plan applications

The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC), which underpins the government's flagship Green Deal energy efficiency schemes, is to cease issuing new financing plans as of this afternoon, after the government...

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