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Solar panels - advice needed

HDog
HDog Posts: 1 Newbie
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We have been quoted for solar panels by a company called EES, the loan is with us as the owners not the house so is not on the green deal, any advice on whether this is legit or should we go with the green deal?

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    probably best to repost on the

    'energy board'
    or the 'green and ethical' board
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    One little word of warning - I would never buy a house with these panels on them unless they were free of any lien on them.
    What you might gain on your energy bills you might lose on the value of your property.
    Just my 2p worth.
  • [Deleted User]
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    On the other hand I'd definitely prefer to buy a house with solar panels, and if they were not fitted I'd look to reduce my offer in order to pay for them. That fact that they are on the Green Deal doesn't matter to me, the energy saving does. Who wants to buy an inefficient house that is going to cost a fortune to run?

    Obviously make sure you have insulation and double glazing in too.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    DELETED USER wrote:
    On the other hand I'd definitely prefer to buy a house with solar panels, and if they were not fitted I'd look to reduce my offer in order to pay for them. That fact that they are on the Green Deal doesn't matter to me, the energy saving does. Who wants to buy an inefficient house that is going to cost a fortune to run?

    Obviously make sure you have insulation and double glazing in too.

    you must be a politician
  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    A mate of mine bitterly regrets spending £18 grand on solar panels. We live in similar sized houses, both occupied by two pensioners, and his energy bills are not markedly lower than mine.
    I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.
  • Fruit_and_Nut_Case
    Fruit_and_Nut_Case Posts: 4,617 Forumite
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    iolanthe07 wrote: »
    A mate of mine bitterly regrets spending £18 grand on solar panels. We live in similar sized houses, both occupied by two pensioners, and his energy bills are not markedly lower than mine.
    £18 grand?????

    They must be either gold-plated or installed a few years ago. Assuming the latter, (s)he should be making close to £2000 per year in FiT payments, in addition to any saving on the electricity bill.
    Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
    :coffee:
  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    Fruit_and_Nut_Case wrote: »
    £18 grand?????

    They must be either gold-plated or installed a few years ago. Assuming the latter, (s)he should be making close to £2000 per year in FiT payments, in addition to any saving on the electricity bill.

    They were installed three years ago but I don't think he's making anything like £2000 a year in feed in tariffs. I'll ask him.
    I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    you must be a politician

    How DARE you! I will not stand for that kind of insult. Take it back!
  • [Deleted User]
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    iolanthe07 wrote: »
    They were installed three years ago but I don't think he's making anything like £2000 a year in feed in tariffs. I'll ask him.

    Maybe they are broken? An £18,000 system would be huge, he should be raking it in. Perhaps he got massively ripped off or something.
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