Who runs my solar panels?

Keep_pedalling

QrizB said:

Keep_pedalling said:

QrizB said:

Who owns them? Almost certainly, you do..

Really? there were many rent a roof installs with the FIT payments going to the supplier so it is far from certain

Had the transfer of the FIT payments taken place the OP would have received some paperwork on this.

Yes, really. Even  if they are under a rent-a-roof scheme.

When the OP purchased their property, unless explicitly stated otherwise they purchased everything attached to it. Including the solar panels.

This, of course might mean that the previous owner is in breach of his rent-a-roof contact and needs to settle it with the company that owns the FIT. But it's not an immediate problem for the OP unless the seller.

Owning the panels is not the same thing as owning the FIT.

Sorry but that is rubbish, you can’t sell something you don’t own even if it is attached to your house. If they are subject to a rooftop lease then the new owner would be purchasing the lease not the panels.

https://coodes.co.uk/blog/five-questions-buy-a-property-with-solar-panels/

If the OP really does have a working PV array then they can find out who has the FIT ownership by submitting an ownership registry query to Ofgem.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/feed-tariffs-fit/contacts-guidance-and-resources/dispute-resolution

Netexporter

If it was rent-a-roof surely the charge on the property would have come up in legal searches?

Qyburn

Some photos would help.

QrizB

Keep_pedalling said:

QrizB said:

Keep_pedalling said:

QrizB said:

Who owns them? Almost certainly, you do..

Really? there were many rent a roof installs with the FIT payments going to the supplier so it is far from certain

Had the transfer of the FIT payments taken place the OP would have received some paperwork on this.

Yes, really. Even  if they are under a rent-a-roof scheme.

When the OP purchased their property, unless explicitly stated otherwise they purchased everything attached to it. Including the solar panels.

This, of course might mean that the previous owner is in breach of his rent-a-roof contact and needs to settle it with the company that owns the FIT. But it's not an immediate problem for the OP unless the seller.

Owning the panels is not the same thing as owning the FIT.

Sorry but that is rubbish

That's definitely an opinion.

Keep_pedalling said:

... you can’t sell something you don’t own even if it is attached to your house.

The OP has no contractual relationship with the rent-a-roof company, while te previous owner remains contracted to the rent-a-roof company.

The previous owner sold the property and all fixtures & fittings to the OP. The rent-a-roof company might want to dispute this with the previous owner.

Keep_pedalling said:

If they are subject to a rooftop lease then the new owner would be purchasing the lease not the panels.

The new owner is the lessor, not the lessee. The rent-a-roof company have leased the airspace above the roof from the property owner.

Anyway, this is all moot until we find out more from the OP.