Anyone here done that 'Green Deal' for a new boiler / double glazing etc?

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  1. Googs

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    If so, have you managed to find a cheap initial assessor?

    Ta.
     
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    Whats tha mean??
     
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    To get the Green Deal you must first have an inspection of your home from an approved 'Green Deal' agent. Typical cost for this is £99 - £150.
     
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    green deal is a rip off
     
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    There are some free ones if you agree to do the work through them then they refund the cost of assessment - best place to look is energy saving trust website
     
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    The interest rates on green deal are shocking
    Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole
     
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    I need to do some more research yet, but I was led to believe that you only paid for the improvement in savings that youve made. I'll dig deeper and see if its a decent way of affording a replacement boiler.
     
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    I replaced my boiler last year. Don't know if you have the same deal in England as we have in Scotland, but if you replace your boiler with a better energy efficient one then the government gives you £400 for doing so.

    Got the job done, sent in the relevant forms to prove it and hey ho a cheque arrives couple of weeks later. They dont even want the old boiler so off to the scrap metal merchant it went.
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    Even the industry consider it a bad deal for the customers. The one to be on was FIT
     
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    Martin Lewis knows his stuff and he put it on his site, so it can't be all bad, surely?


    Sounds a good deal that mate. I've heard that British Gas do something similar down here, but you gotta get a boiler through them - and they are extortionate.
     
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    You are absolutely spot on about BG prices. Before I got my boiler I got a price from Scottish Gas. I assume its the same bunch, and was quoted over £3000. Got a plumber to quote me and got the job done for half the price.
     
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    that one that advertises with johnny Morris is the same you must have it serveised annually and the cost is expensive
     
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    that was the boiler scrapage scheme

    Take ti from me the green deal is a rip 8 percent interest RIP OFF
     
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