Does anybody know Comcat Energy?

Sam_Bam
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My parents are private, regulated tenants. They have no central heating. They've received a letter from a company called Comcat Energy who offer a government led scheme to install free boilers/insulation/whole central heating systems. They have told my parents that they are probably eligible for a gas central heating system free of charge, providing the landlord is in agreement. They have said that the scheme stops in March of this year, so my parents need to act quickly (Comcat claim that they can arrange for work to start within the next 2 weeks if the landlord approves).
It all seems too good to be true, so I would just like to know if anybody else has had experience of Comcat, and if it is a genuine, free of charge, scheme.
Thanks.
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  • QrizB
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    This sounds like the ECO3 or LAD schemes. It could be genuine if your parents qualify.
    But it's for their landlord to decide whether to proceed or not.
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  • Sam_Bam
    Sam_Bam Posts: 39 Forumite
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    Thanks, QrizB. Don't know ECO3 or LAD schemes so will click on your links.....
  • Sam_Bam
    Sam_Bam Posts: 39 Forumite
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    How can I verify that Comcat Energy are a genuine organisation? They have a genuine looking website with lots of accreditations at the bottom of the home page, but I can't find anything else about them.  I really want a guarantee that they are genuine.
  • QrizB
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    Somewhere there's a Governement website where you can chek on companies that are registered to use these schemes, but I'm not having any luck finding it at the moment - sorry.
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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  • Gerry1
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    • They quote only a partial postcode.
    • They use a phone number with a Halifax area code, but it's a virtual number which could be anywhere.
    • There is one Director who is an Electrical Refridgeration Engineer (sic).
    Does this give you the necessary confidence?
  • The address given by this company is actually the address of a firm of chartered accountants called Peel Walker
  • booshya
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    Gerry1 said:
    ..
    • There is one Director who is an Electrical Refridgeration Engineer (sic).
    Does this give you the necessary confidence?
    I wonder if his name is Sam?

    LOL!
  • booshya
    booshya Posts: 170 Forumite
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    edited 11 January 2022 at 1:34PM
    Perhaps he'll over you 20% off at the licenced restaurant business he became a director of last month?
    (having lost the Chef, it would appear - megalolz!)
  • Sam_Bam
    Sam_Bam Posts: 39 Forumite
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    Gerry1 said:
    • They quote only a partial postcode.
    • They use a phone number with a Halifax area code, but it's a virtual number which could be anywhere.
    • There is one Director who is an Electrical Refridgeration Engineer (sic).
    Does this give you the necessary confidence?
    Mm, thanks Gerry1. Doesn't fill me with confidence. Comcat chased me today to find out if I've had a response from my parent's landlord - they seem very keen to get into my parent's house to fit free central heating! Think we'll give them a miss.

  • Sam_Bam
    Sam_Bam Posts: 39 Forumite
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    The address given by this company is actually the address of a firm of chartered accountants called Peel Walker
    Thanks too to Keep_pedalling. Just looked up Peel Walker and their premises doesn't look big enough to share with another company!! Will be giving them a wide berth. Very helpful, thank you. 
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