A Shade Greener

ComicGeek

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Toonartist said:

I had ASG install panels 7+ years ago now. I was a mortgage underwriter and the agreement / lease isn't a "Rent A Roof" agreement it's actually the space above the roof. This was the only way it was acceptable to the lender.

Our roof structure was sound (new roof) so no impending issues with it. If your property, or the one you are looking to buy has an old roof that is coming to the end of its life then you'll need to factor that into any decision. Not just for the ASG panels but also for any offer to decide to submit for the property.

Also, over the last 7 years they have generated 21,789kwh of electricity for us. That was a reasonable saving even back when they were installed. At the moment, it represents an even larger saving given we're generating 5-23kwh a day.

I certainly wouldn't not buy a property with these panels given the money you'll save but, as for a print out of the last 31 days to makes sure they are working well and allow your solicitors to do the job they're paid for... Deads of Variation etc.

How much has ASG made from the FIT payments?

Probably £8-9k by now, so probably just breaking even from their initial investment.

Bucko1949

Dear Martin Lewis, show this as to "Customer Frustration with A Shade Greener" if you may on your programme. In short (if not it would take reams of email/documentation to show that total demise in that firms "Contractual changes" even without informing customers of those changes in Lease contracts, (I THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL), in Lease contract it states panels will be removed twice in the life of contract, twice with NO EXPENCE TO THE CUSTOMER, now they require a £1000 refundable fee, saying they require that as to past customers refusing re install of system, but state no stipulations as to why part or full refund may be not refunded, PLUS they now require customer to hire and pay for scaffolding, and will charge the customer £150 if scaffolding is NOT TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS, how can the customer guarantee  other contractors work, NO WAY, ASG is starting to show its hydras head, I will process my issues to citizens advice and beyond OFCOM and more.

eddddy

Bucko1949 said:

Dear Martin Lewis, show this as to "Customer Frustration with A Shade Greener" if you may on your programme. In short (if not it would take reams of email/documentation to show that total demise in that firms "Contractual changes" even without informing customers of those changes in Lease contracts, (I THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL), in Lease contract it states panels will be removed twice in the life of contract, twice with NO EXPENCE TO THE CUSTOMER, now they require a £1000 refundable fee, saying they require that as to past customers refusing re install of system, but state no stipulations as to why part or full refund may be not refunded, PLUS they now require customer to hire and pay for scaffolding, and will charge the customer £150 if scaffolding is NOT TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS, how can the customer guarantee  other contractors work, NO WAY, ASG is starting to show its hydras head, I will process my issues to citizens advice and beyond OFCOM and more.

(I'm not sure that Martin Lewis will see your post.)

So, as you probably realise,

• You're a landlord, and the solar panel company are your tenant - and you have a lease.

• You're saying that your tenant is breaching the lease (by refusing to remove the panels for repairs, unless you pay £1000.)

• Normally, a lease would say what action you can take as a landlord, when your tenant breaches the lease.

So what action does your lease say you can take if ASG breach the lease?

Unfortunately, I imagine ASG wrote the lease, so it's very possible that it doesn't contain many sanctions that you can take against ASG.




I'm not sure if the reference to OFCOM was a typo, but they're not relevant to this. This is what OFCOM do...

What is Ofcom?

We regulate the TV, radio and video on demand sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate

Link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom