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Solar panel installers: get found by homeowners planning solar panels, when our map opens in your area
Sign-up for solar panel installers opens soon. Listing will be free while we build the map, with at least 30 days’ notice before any charge.
Many homeowners price the job on Estiquote before they ask for quotes. When our map opens in their area, they’ll search it for “solar panels” and see the solar panel installers who cover it.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
What homeowners ask solar panel installers
With what our guides tell them. Answer these in your quote, and later on your listing.
Are you MCS certified?
MCS certification is needed to list solar panels and batteries on our map. That is Estiquote’s rule: MCS is the industry standard for these installations, and most grant and export payment schemes require it. Homeowners can search the MCS installer register, and your listing will show your number and the date we checked it.
Can I be paid for the electricity I export?
The Smart Export Guarantee in England, Scotland and Wales needs an MCS certified installation and installer, or an equivalent. Say on your quote that you are certified and which number to check.
Do you fit home batteries too?
Add Home batteries to your trades. On our map, battery installers need MCS certification too (Estiquote’s rule), so homeowners can compare like with like.
Is there VAT on solar panels?
Installing solar panels in a home is zero rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%, and a battery installed with them is normally part of the same zero rated supply (HMRC VAT Notice 708/6). Show the VAT basis on your quote.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels?
In England, solar panels on a house may be permitted development, with no need to apply, if important limits and conditions are met (Planning Portal). Homeowners are told to check with their council, so say on your quote who checks.
Can homeowners in Scotland get funding for solar panels?
Home Energy Scotland doesn’t fund standard solar panels. Its loans cover only hybrid solar PV-T systems, which also heat water (Home Energy Scotland: grants and loans), and need an MCS certified installer and product (choosing an installer). If you fit PV-T systems in Scotland, say so on your listing.
What we’ll check before solar panel installers appear
- Companies House, if you’re a limited company or LLP: we’ll check the company is active.
- MCS certification: MCS is the industry standard for these installations, and most grant and export payment schemes require it. Estiquote’s rule, in the whole UK.
Official register - Only if you take waste away: Waste carrier registration. The law and the registers
- Who runs the business: an ID check, or a code letter for a company’s director.
Badges you can add (not needed to appear): Electrical competent person scheme and TrustMark, and insurance.
Your listing will say, for example: Checked by Estiquote on 30 October 2026:
If you’re a limited company
- Active company at Companies House
- MCS certified installer
If you’re a sole trader
- Sole trader: business details checked by Estiquote
- MCS certified installer
How to list
When sign-up opens for solar panel installers, have ready your company number if you’re a limited company, your MCS certification number, your waste carrier registration number if you take waste away. Then you’ll create your account and send your profile for checks; we’ll usually reply within 5 working days.
Homeowners will choose up to 3 firms by name, and reviews will come only from real jobs, checked by a person: how quote requests and reviews will work.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
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