About
About this guide
Liverpool Solar Grants Guide explains what funding for solar panels actually exists for homes in and around Liverpool, who runs it, and how to apply. It takes its name from what people search for; it isn't a council, a grant scheme or an installer.
Where you stand
An independent guide published by SEO-DONS LTD. It doesn't run or administer any scheme, can't decide who qualifies, doesn't install panels and isn't connected to any council, installer, lender or scheme. It recommends no firms and doesn't pass your details on.
The publisher
Who publishes it
The guide is published by SEO-DONS LTD, company number 16766013, registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. The company's record is on Companies House.
We publish independent guides on home energy. Messages sent through this site come to us and we answer by email. We don't phone anyone, and what you send isn't passed to installers, lenders or anyone else.
Why it exists
"Solar grant" is one of the most misused phrases in home energy. Adverts promise panels at no cost; lead-generation sites collect details in the name of schemes that don't exist or have closed. The real position in Liverpool is spread across three different public bodies' websites, each with slightly different wording. This guide brings it together, with a link to every source.
Our rules
What we will and won't do
- We never present ourselves as a council, a government body or a scheme.
- We never say anyone qualifies; only the council or authority decides.
- We don't recommend, rank or rate installers, lenders or products.
- We don't use any trade body's or council's logo, or claim any accreditation.
- We don't quote savings figures, because they depend on the home and the tariff.
- Asking us a question carries no obligation, and we don't run a phone line.
Sources
Where the facts come from
Scheme facts come from Liverpool City Council's, Sefton Council's and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's own Warm Homes: Local Grant pages, GOV.UK's scheme pages and the government's guidance to councils. VAT comes from HMRC; loans and export payments from GOV.UK; planning from the Planning Portal, the 2026 regulations and the council's conservation pages. Liverpool figures come from DESNZ, the European Commission's PVGIS tool and the Census 2021. Each page lists its sources with the date we read them; the full list is on the sources page. If anything is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Checks we point to
How to judge an installer, if you pay
We can't vouch for anyone, but these checks exist. MCS certification for each technology fitted, checked on the MCS website. Membership of a consumer code such as RECC or HIES. A workmanship warranty that's insurance-backed. TrustMark registration where it applies. The firm's record on Companies House. Read any review on an independent site with care. And there's no obligation in getting a quote: compare at least two before you sign. Small print: see the privacy notice and terms of use.
Keeping it current
How we update the guide
Grant schemes change often: Liverpool's scheme runs in yearly rounds, eligible postcode lists are revised, and the VAT zero rate has an end date. We note the date we read each source and re-check them as rounds and rules change. When something changes, we update every page that relies on it and change the date in that page's sources list. Corrections from readers are checked against the original source before we change anything.
A question about solar funding in Liverpool?
Tell us what you're trying to find out. Your message reaches SEO-DONS LTD, which publishes this guide, and we answer by email. We don't run any grant scheme, decide eligibility or install panels, but we can point you to the scheme and the council that does.
What happens next
- Your message reaches SEO-DONS LTD, publisher of this guide.
- We answer by email, pointing to the scheme or council that applies.
- Any application is made to the council or scheme itself.