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Questions

The questions households in the five boroughs ask most, answered in a sentence or two. Each topic has a full page; the list below points to it.

Wirral · Sefton · St Helens · Knowsley · Halton · checked 3 November 2026

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What a survey and the schemes decide

Whether a particular home suits a heat pump, what it will cost, and whether a household will be accepted for the Warm Homes: Local Grant all depend on a survey and on the scheme's own checks. For a quote for your own home, or to be pointed to the rule, figure or council page that applies, use the form at the foot of the page and we reply by email.

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Questions from Merseyside homes

What grants are there for a heat pump in Merseyside?

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump for owners, through an MCS certified installer. The Warm Homes: Local Grant funds work for lower-income households in homes rated EPC D to G.

Who runs the Warm Homes: Local Grant in Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton?

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

And in Sefton?

Sefton Council's Retrofit Team, until April 2028, for privately owned homes rated EPC D or below; applications go through GOV.UK.

Is the Warm Homes: Local Grant open now?

Not confirmed for any of the five boroughs on the pages we read. Check the combined authority's or Sefton Council's page.

Will a heat pump cost more to run than my gas boiler?

It depends on the design, the tariff and the house. Ask the installer for a running-cost estimate based on your own gas bills and the system's expected efficiency.

Where would the unit go on my semi?

Usually at the side or the rear, where air can flow and the pipe run is short, and where the sound calculation to the neighbour's window passes.

Do I need planning permission?

Usually not, under Class G. Listed buildings, some conservation-area positions and units that fail the sound calculation need an application.

I rent from a housing association. Can I get a heat pump?

Only through your landlord. Social housing is outside the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, so ask the landlord what it plans.

Can my private landlord get a grant?

Yes: the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Warm Homes: Local Grant if the household and the home qualify. Under the national guidance a landlord contributes nothing towards the first property and 50 per cent on later ones.

I live in a flat near the sea. Is a heat pump possible?

Possibly, with the building owner's agreement and within Class G's smaller limit for a block of flats. Salt air and wind affect where a unit can go.

How do I find an installer?

Search the MCS register and check each firm's consumer code. The checks on the About page apply to any firm.

Who runs this site, and can I ask for a quote?

SEO-DONS LTD publishes it. To ask for a heat pump quote, fill in the form at the foot of this page with the borough, the kind of home and what heats it now, and we reply by email.

Sources

  1. Ofgem, Boiler Upgrade Scheme: property owners
  2. GOV.UK, Warm Homes: Local Grant allocations
  3. Sefton Council, Retrofit
  4. legislation.gov.uk, Part 14
  5. MCS, find a certified installer

Read on 3 November 2026. If a source now says something different, the source is right.

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