Green Deal energy saving grants/cash back
Discussion
The folks had a rep come out today to measure up their place for external wall insulation.
They have been informed that all the work (the insulating) will be 100% free of charge. The only cost they have to pay is £1k for the hacking off of the old render and a skip.
Ive got the same guy coming to my place tomorrow to measure up and hopefully tell me that it will all be done for free.
However, im having doubts as the old addage goes....if it seems to good to be true it most probably is.
Ive done some searching and still none the wiser. Some sites are saying you pay the cost back over time with the it being added to your electricity bill, others are saying you can claim up to 75% of the cpst back but this guy was saying its 100% free.
Can anyone shed some light on this? or have any advice?
Much appreciated, Mat.
They have been informed that all the work (the insulating) will be 100% free of charge. The only cost they have to pay is £1k for the hacking off of the old render and a skip.
Ive got the same guy coming to my place tomorrow to measure up and hopefully tell me that it will all be done for free.
However, im having doubts as the old addage goes....if it seems to good to be true it most probably is.
Ive done some searching and still none the wiser. Some sites are saying you pay the cost back over time with the it being added to your electricity bill, others are saying you can claim up to 75% of the cpst back but this guy was saying its 100% free.
Can anyone shed some light on this? or have any advice?
Much appreciated, Mat.
Right chaps, the guy has just been around to measure up and see what i can have.
From what i can gather this particular company's threshold is 40m2 of external insulation. Anything more than that comes at an extra cost.
I asked a million and one questions to the guy, even asked about how much commission he gets, and all questions were answered in a 'made sense' kind of way. He also stated that theres enough money in 'the pot' to do 120,000 houses on a first come first served basis.
From what i can gather the 40m2 limit is to ensure they make money from the deal. A quick look online shows the cost being at around £45 per m2.
40m2 x £45 = £1800
The grant is valued at £6000. So in theory youre not having £6000 of work done but more along the lines of £2000ish. The canvassers company is then pocketing the left over £4k (all figures are estimates).
Anyway, all signed up for and will hopefully have it completed within 6 weeks and will report back with findings.
From what i can gather this particular company's threshold is 40m2 of external insulation. Anything more than that comes at an extra cost.
I asked a million and one questions to the guy, even asked about how much commission he gets, and all questions were answered in a 'made sense' kind of way. He also stated that theres enough money in 'the pot' to do 120,000 houses on a first come first served basis.
From what i can gather the 40m2 limit is to ensure they make money from the deal. A quick look online shows the cost being at around £45 per m2.
40m2 x £45 = £1800
The grant is valued at £6000. So in theory youre not having £6000 of work done but more along the lines of £2000ish. The canvassers company is then pocketing the left over £4k (all figures are estimates).
Anyway, all signed up for and will hopefully have it completed within 6 weeks and will report back with findings.
Edited by MLH on Saturday 12th July 13:54
Update time and looking for some of your views on a 'situation'....
I went ahead and applied for the external wall insulation with the same energy company/agency that had quoted my folks.
They took a £1000 deposit off and then set the ball rolling. Not too long after it i had an email from the Government side of things saying my green deal voucher application was being processed. This was followed up a week or two later with an email containing the actual voucher.
So i then inform the energy company that the voucher has been approved.With that they then started programming the work in. Our area was/is the last area that they are doing so it has taken a bit longer than originally anticipated.
So i was going with the flow as im in no rush really (although it would be nice to have it done before the cold weather sets in) and then had a call at the door today from one of the reps with a chip and pin machine saying they want £3000 up front for the materials and scaffolding. It caught me slightly unaware so told him i cant pay today and that ill contact them monday.
After he left i read the quote that i had been given originally. I was told that the original deposit of £1000 was to cover the cost of scaffolding and that the remaining sum i would pay after the work has been completed and i have cashed in the voucher. Also in the terms and conditions it states that any interval payments will be listed over leaf (on the quote) to which none were.
Apparently many customers have been reluctant to hand over the cash after the work has been done and they have cashed in the vouchers and it seems the energy company are asking for the £3000 up front to try and combat this. That said im not happy about it myself.
So i put it to the PH massive to get your opinion. Would you hand over another few £3000 prior to the work when it was never originally agreed?
I went ahead and applied for the external wall insulation with the same energy company/agency that had quoted my folks.
They took a £1000 deposit off and then set the ball rolling. Not too long after it i had an email from the Government side of things saying my green deal voucher application was being processed. This was followed up a week or two later with an email containing the actual voucher.
So i then inform the energy company that the voucher has been approved.With that they then started programming the work in. Our area was/is the last area that they are doing so it has taken a bit longer than originally anticipated.
So i was going with the flow as im in no rush really (although it would be nice to have it done before the cold weather sets in) and then had a call at the door today from one of the reps with a chip and pin machine saying they want £3000 up front for the materials and scaffolding. It caught me slightly unaware so told him i cant pay today and that ill contact them monday.
After he left i read the quote that i had been given originally. I was told that the original deposit of £1000 was to cover the cost of scaffolding and that the remaining sum i would pay after the work has been completed and i have cashed in the voucher. Also in the terms and conditions it states that any interval payments will be listed over leaf (on the quote) to which none were.
Apparently many customers have been reluctant to hand over the cash after the work has been done and they have cashed in the vouchers and it seems the energy company are asking for the £3000 up front to try and combat this. That said im not happy about it myself.
So i put it to the PH massive to get your opinion. Would you hand over another few £3000 prior to the work when it was never originally agreed?
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