Landlords dust off PV schemes

FIT ruling ‘too late’ for sector

Most abandoned social housing solar photovoltaic schemes are unlikely to be revived even if a legal battle leads to government solar subsidy cuts being reversed until April.

Government loses appeal over FIT rate

The Supreme Court has today rejected the government’s attempt to appeal against two previous court rulings that it acted unlawfully in cutting solar subsidies retrospectively in December.

Fool's gold

Light switch

Social landlords should not abandon their solar plans because of the cut to the feed-in tariff

Group to call on Cameron to resolve FIT row

An environmental campaign group will call on prime minister David Cameron to personally intervene to resolve the ongoing legal clash between the government and solar bodies over its early cut to solar subsidies.

Window of opportunity

Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

Panel priorities

Landlords must act fast to salvage what they can from photovoltaic deals before the feed-in tariff is cut, says Rob Beiley

Sun block

New guidance issued to lenders will make rent-a-roof schemes much more complicated for landlords, warns Richard Brooks

Up on the roof

Councils must consider the impact of photovoltaic panels on right to buy sales, says Linda Storey

Beating the solar deadline

Landlords have a limited time to cash in as subsidy switches from big to small-scale solar panel schemes. Laurence Lacey, associate at Clarke Willmott, explains