JLM Mortgage Services has become the first mortgage and protection network in the UK to offer a carbon neutral house buying process to all its purchase clients.

Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, a carbon offsetting initiative in the UK, JLM has identified the emissions involved in every single house purchase it completes.

This includes from the time a client begins looking for a property, through their contact with a JLM adviser or AR firm, and all carbon emitted by those involved in the process including estate agents, surveyors, solicitors, and others.

Free of charge to the client, JLM will now offset every purchase completion to ensure all emissions are offset, with clients to receive information on the projects being supported by the initiative.

Carbon Neutral Britain helps businesses and individuals reduce their emissions and offset their remaining Carbon Footprint, working on certified projects in the UK and around the world that reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

“Over the last year, the industry has talked a lot about the environment impact of our homes, what is required in order to meet the emission targets, and what both homeowners and we as an industry could, and should, be doing to support that,” said JLM head of mortgage finance, Sebastian Murphy.

“We felt it was time to ensure that we backed up the talk with action, and not only will we be offering this free of charge to all purchase clients who use JLM for their advice, but as a business we have moved to a carbon neutral status.

“This is such a huge issue it can seem overwhelming in terms of what we can do as both individuals and businesses within our marketplace. However, there are positive changes we can make and we would urge other businesses – indeed all businesses – within our industry to explore what else they can be doing to also make those changes required.”

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