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[feeutfo]

For those that re mortgage regularly, which is wise in the current financial climate with low interest rates and all....

 Do your homework with the rental roofs space ones, or whatever the correct term is. There is a theory that mortgage company's don't like other parties having a potential say over a property the mortgage company effectively own, or are about to own, if your applying for their mortgage.

This can make remortgaging difficult in theory. Making vital monthly savings somewhat out of reach. Or could scupper a sale if your after moving house etc.

Depends very much on the lender, some are more fussy than others. Beware.


There is no issue if they have been bought outright of course. Afaik anyway. But look into repair costs if the system falls on it's arse.

[Kevin Wood]

Yep. Good point. I'd think twice about buying a house where a third party presumably has a charge over part of my roof. I really don't like that sort of thing, as the former alarm maintenance company here discovered when they tried to charge me north of £100 plus an £85 per year maintenance contract to program in a new alarm code.

[Lioned]

Its taken me 30 years to build my house and pay off my mortgage and tempting though it may be to save a bit of money i'm not going to allow some spotty oik on the end of the phone in Scotland squat on my roof for the next 25 years and bugger up any chance of selling it,if and when we choose to.
Thats the thing,to save £5 per week (my estimate was £230 per year) i'm going to have a sitting tenent on my roof dictating what i can and cant do.

There are better ways to save money and not be at the mercy of the automated attendent every time a tile slips just to please the global warming conspiritors.

[Lioned]

Also they file a notice on your proprerty at the Land Registry.

[feeutfo]

Yep. Good point. I'd think twice about buying a house where a third party presumably has a charge over part of my roof. I really don't like that sort of thing, as the former alarm maintenance company here discovered when they tried to charge me north of £100 plus an £85 per year maintenance contract to program in a new alarm code.

It's a general issue covering many aspects. Flats above shops, or flats or buildings with advertising hawdings on the side/roof spring to mind. Situations that could affect the value of the property in the future all fall foul.

It's hard to get anyone called out and do, for instance, an hours labour for less than a oner these days ime. But a service contract as well? Yeah right.

[feeutfo]

Might affect house insurance as well I guess? 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yep. Good point. I'd think twice about buying a house where a third party presumably has a charge over part of my roof. I really don't like that sort of thing, as the former alarm maintenance company here discovered when they tried to charge me north of £100 plus an £85 per year maintenance contract to program in a new alarm code.

Tear it out and fit a new panel, cheaper, probably more reliable and most likely better maintained!

Or just get the info on the current one and reset it 

[Kevin Wood]

Or just get the info on the current one and reset it 

Exactly what I did, after pointing out that they have no legal right to carry out their threat to come and remove it.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I can so see this elevated price per Kwh being bin'd way before the currently committed period, particularly when most people finaly realise that renewables are a joke at the moment

[bob.dent]

I've no idea how efficient modern day domestic solar panels are these days, but I wouldn't have thought we get sufficient sunlight in this country to warrant them.

[albitz]

That may well depend on whether or not Chris Huhne gets banged up for perverting the course of justice. If he does its just possible we might get a sane energy secretary.

[Kevin Wood]

You should have heard the BS Huhne was spouting yesterday about our current energy policy not being at all responsible for an exodus of heavy industry. Specific example - smelting aluminium. Yep, that will be really cost effective here with that loony in control.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I can so see this elevated price per Kwh being bin'd way before the currently committed period, particularly when most people finaly realise that renewables are a joke at the moment

I thought that the current feed in tariff is guarenteed for 25 years if you sign up at the moment, but it will change next year?  I take Mark's point however and wonder how watertight the contracts are? should the Govt intervene? 

If I was to consider either type of solar system, I'd prefer to do business with a local company, rather than a 'national' company who employ direct salespeople working on commission, as these guys will tell you any old BS to get the deal! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

If you go for one of the big company's and get a salesguy round, haggle hard for say 40% of his opening price and depending on what sort of week he's having, he may go for it as at least he'll get a minimal commission say £100 rather than the usual 10%!    If he dosn't go for it kick him out and get the next guy in....

Don't believe any crap about discounts for using your house in their marketing or nipping out to phone the manager to authorise your 'special deal' either.  I believe that such direct sales tactics are now illegal anyway 

The margins on any sort of home improvement products are huge, nevertheless these companies have a habit of disapeering..... So bear that in mind when the salesguy's selling maintenance contracts or warrenties....  and if you sign a deal in your home you have a statutory cooling off period of 14 days (Might be 7 days?) during which you can cancel and get your deposit back 

[I_want_an_Omega]

I had one salesguy walk away when I asked him "difficult" questions .............