I joined the Ecology Building Society as a borrowing member eight years ago when trying to follow my, and many engineers', dreams of living a more sustainable life in the country. I came across a smallholding property in need of renovation but endured great difficulty in securing the funding to undertake the purchase from the "traditional" lenders. None of the high street banks or building societies would lend on the renovation project without insurance, and no insurance companies would underwrite the purchase.
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