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Questions

The questions people in the ten boroughs ask most, each answered briefly, with a pointer to the page that answers it properly.

The ten boroughs of Greater Manchester · checked 3 November 2026

Where the full answers are

What no website can tell you

Whether your home suits a heat pump, what it will cost and whether officers will reach your street are questions for a survey and for the scheme. What this guide can do is point to the rule or figure that applies, and the form at the foot of the page reaches us if you cannot find it.

Ask something new

Questions that come up more than once are added here. If yours is about a flat, a terrace or a converted building in one of the ten boroughs, send it.

What Greater Manchester households ask

Can my flat have a heat pump?

Possibly. Class G allows one unit on a block of flats, up to 0.6 cubic metres, with the freeholder's consent. Some flats suit a shared system or an air-to-air unit instead.

How many units can a house have?

One on a semi-detached or terraced house and two on a detached house, each up to 1.5 cubic metres.

Where would a unit go on my terrace?

Usually in the back yard or on the rear wall, because road-facing walls above the ground floor are excluded.

How do I get the Warm Homes: Local Grant?

In Greater Manchester it is area-based: officers contact residents in selected areas. Most people do not apply directly.

Who delivers it in my borough?

The combined authority in Bolton, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Trafford and Wigan; the council in Bury, Rochdale and Tameside; for Manchester, a partner listed as to be appointed.

How much can it pay?

Up to £30,000, the full cost, for an owner-occupier or a landlord's first property.

What can owners outside the selected areas use?

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump through an MCS certified installer.

Will it cost more to run than gas?

That depends on the design, the tariff and the home. Ask the installer for an estimate based on your own bills.

My building is a converted mill. Does Class G apply?

If the building is made up of flats and not listed, it is treated as a block of flats. If it is listed, planning permission is always needed.

I rent. What can I do?

Ask your landlord. In a selected area, the Warm Homes scheme can cover a privately rented home whose landlord supports the Good Landlord Charter.

How do I check an installer?

Use the MCS register and check the firm's consumer code. We do not recommend firms.

Who runs this site?

SEO-DONS LTD, which publishes the guide independently. We do not install, quote or refer, and we reply to questions by email.

Sources

  1. legislation.gov.uk, SI 2025/560
  2. Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Warm Homes: Local Grant
  3. Ofgem, Boiler Upgrade Scheme: property owners
  4. MCS, find a certified installer

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

A question about a heat pump for a Greater Manchester home?

Tell us which borough the home is in, whether it is a flat or a house, and what heats it now. SEO-DONS LTD, the publisher of this guide, replies by email. We are not installers and we do not pass your details to any firm.

What happens next

  1. Your message reaches SEO-DONS LTD, which publishes this guide to Greater Manchester homes.
  2. The reply comes by email, with the rule, figure or scheme page that answers it.
  3. Nothing is passed to installers, and asking commits you to nothing.
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