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Thinking of solar - Restrictive Covernant

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  • matelodave
    matelodave Posts: 9,091 Forumite
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    There's an old saying - "it's easier to gain forgiveness than it is to obtain permission"
    Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
  • RoadToRiches
    RoadToRiches Posts: 221 Forumite
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    So I should just go ahead and install them and if they come knocking ask for forgiveness? 
  • NoobSolar
    NoobSolar Posts: 117 Forumite
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    If you are the freeholder, I struggle to understand what on earth their hold over you would be.
    London. 6.4kwh system, South facing. 16 Hyundai 400kw all black panels w/ optimisers, 6kw Solaredge HD Wave inverter, Solar Iboost with two immersion heaters on one 240l hw tank. Octopus Flux. Ivar 5 Wood Burning Stove. Leaf 62kwh plus Zappi. Two chickens: 1 Light Sussex, 1 Speckled Rock. Omlet walk-in run. Approx 1.5 eggs per day egg generation rate using Marriage's organic layers pellets.
  • 94JDH
    94JDH Posts: 146 Forumite
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    NoobSolar said:
    If you are the freeholder, I struggle to understand what on earth their hold over you would be.
    It's probably similar to those that used to restrict having vans, caravans parked on your drive - rarely enforced.
    PV total 19.8 kW system:
    23 x 420W East/West split over two flat roof areas at 10 degrees inclination.
    13 x 390W South spit over two flat roof areas at 5 to 20 degrees inclination.
    6 x 390W south wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
    7 x 390W West wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
    2 x 5 kW hybrid inverters
    4 x 9.5 kWh batteries (38 kWh total)
  • RoadToRiches
    RoadToRiches Posts: 221 Forumite
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    NoobSolar said:
    If you are the freeholder, I struggle to understand what on earth their hold over you would be.
    Plenty, and that's why I am concerned about it.
  • RoadToRiches
    RoadToRiches Posts: 221 Forumite
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    94JDH said:
    NoobSolar said:
    If you are the freeholder, I struggle to understand what on earth their hold over you would be.
    It's probably similar to those that used to restrict having vans, caravans parked on your drive - rarely enforced.
    Yes, that's them. Others have put up panels facing the road, and breached other covenants for that matter, and so going to go ahead anyway.
  • Meatballs
    Meatballs Posts: 587 Forumite
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    So I should just go ahead and install them and if they come knocking ask for forgiveness? 
    Its more of an issue when you come to sell. The conveyancers will ask about it and probably make you pay for a worthless indemnity policy.
  • RoadToRiches
    RoadToRiches Posts: 221 Forumite
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    Meatballs said:
    So I should just go ahead and install them and if they come knocking ask for forgiveness? 
    Its more of an issue when you come to sell. The conveyancers will ask about it and probably make you pay for a worthless indemnity policy.
    Don't ever intend to sell, may do equity release and may have to if I had to go into long term care but otherwise it's my forever home.
  • Reed_Richards
    Reed_Richards Posts: 5,357 Forumite
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    ...in respect of which consent the Transferee shall pay the Transferors reasonable fees ...
    Your house builder will only be interested in what fees they might extract from you; otherwise it's not economic to try to enforce a covenant.  
    Reed
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