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[apprentice87]

Read this;

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/the-pitfalls-of-solar-panels/

john...

 

[kme]

"Rent a roof" was always going to have issues as regards the lease implications, long term. I've never dealt with them-all my clients are buying outright; it's the logical option.

If, and it's a big if, the install was done properly; then, on an owned system, it seems to have had a positive impact on the house price- the problems are all going to arise from the teams of guys who were ramming in 2 or 3 4kw systems per day. The install works; but technically won't meet mcs standards- not that they care, it's another scam-type self certified thing.

Any good installers will do roof- and wind- load assessments before anything else- again, it's back to the quality of the installer.

 

[ProDave]

I have solar PV on my roof (my own system) and my house is for sale.

The surveyor doing the home report and deciding the value of the house said he attributes absolutely no value to the solar PV system, just as he attributes no value to the range cooker in the kitchen etc.

It remains to be seen when we get a buyer what they are prepared to offer and if they even want the solar PV system. It's not beyond the realms of possibility I will remove them and take them with me.

I definitely think a rent a roof system would have a negative impact of value as you can't even just remove them if you dislike them.

The "kerb appeal" thing is very variable. Mine are at the back on the garage roof and I think look quite neat. but if you had a quaint old cottage with solar PV on the roof at the front then I could see it having a detrimental effect on kerb appeal and value. I actually dislike panels on the side of the roof facing the road, but then I dislike houses on that side of the street anyway as it generally means you have a north facing garden.

 

[Doc Hudson]

I still think solar PV is very much a love hate relationship with the average member of the public. A certain group love it and would pay a premium for a property with it, others hate it and would look elsewhere before buying a property with it already installed. Much as some people love a garden, others hate them and consider them a lot of work to keep tidy. Neither are a universal must have product.

Doc H.

 

[ProDave]

A friend of SWMBO was looking for a new house.  They found one that had solar PV at the original high FIT rate.

I did my best to advise them to buy the house as they would never get solar PV at that rate again and even gave them some rough projections of what it might earn them,

BUT the surveyor valuing the house questioned if the roof structure was capable of supporting the panels, and questioned if the roof had been damaged by fitting them. Of course he just advised another survey involving scaffolding etc to have a proper look.

They walked away and bought a different house without solar PV.

 

[Blue Duck]

If it looks like this then I think it should come down!

 

[ProDave]

If it looks like this then I think it should come down!

Agreed.

But what if it looks like this on the back of the house?

 

[Blue Duck]

Stop trying to sell your house Dave! you'll have to give the 4 horseman 1% of the sale.

PV Is fine, I have no problem with it except when it looks like is falling off the roof then it probably shouldn't be there!

Looking to get into renewables one day

 

[Steve3948]

What I dont like is councils tell you what roof tiles you can have and what colour they must be, and not what you want.

Then along comes panels that look ugly in my opinion, especially when facing onto the road, so what was the fuss and bull with the tile specification you had to adhere to.

Sums up people that run these councils.

We have customer who insists on switches and sockets at the old standard heights and refuses to have wheel chair access at the front of his new build house.

Building inspector said we wont sign it off, his reply sod off then, get out of my house.