Last reviewed: 6 September 2026. Explains what the MCS certification scheme and the RECC consumer code do, and the gaps between them. General information, not legal advice. Scheme rules change; check the schemes’ own published requirements before relying on a detail. Two acronyms dominate British home energy quotes. MCS is a certification scheme for products … Read more
Last reviewed: 6 September 2026. Explains what an insurance-backed guarantee is, what it covers and where it fails. General information, not insurance or legal advice; the policy wording you are given governs, and it is the thing to read. An insurance-backed guarantee, usually shortened to IBG, is a policy that steps in when the company … Read more
Last reviewed: 6 September 2026. How to read a domestic battery warranty document before you sign. General information, not legal advice; the terms that bind you are the ones in your own document, which is why this page is about how to read it rather than what it says. A battery warranty is a promise … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page uses the GivEnergy administration of April 2026 as the worked example, because it is the case British owners actually face. It is general information, not legal or financial advice. If you are mid-claim, the Financial Ombudsman Service and Citizens Advice give free case-specific help. Your battery keeps working. … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page is about the VAT rate on home batteries in Great Britain before and after 1 April 2027, and what waiting actually costs. Installed price ranges are published by UK installers, not a price survey of our own. It is general information, not tax advice — HMRC’s guidance is … Read more
Last reviewed: 4 September 2026. Checked against the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and Financial Ombudsman Service guidance. This explains the general legal position in the UK; it is not advice about your particular purchase. If you pay for a solar kit, a battery or an installation with a credit card, and the thing goes wrong … Read more
Last reviewed: 3 September 2026, against HMRC VAT Notice 708/6. We re-check this page after every Budget and Spring Statement, and obligatorily before 31 March 2027. This is general information, not tax advice on your transaction. Three sentences carry most of what you need. The supply and installation of a home battery in residential accommodation … Read more
Last reviewed: 3 September 2026. This is an active insolvency and the position can change. Where something is not confirmed, we say so rather than filling the gap. If you have documentation that updates anything below, please tell us. If you own a GivEnergy battery: it still works, it is not unsafe, and you should … Read more