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How a heat pump is installed Four stages, with the dates the grant sets The heat-loss survey What it measures and how it sets the size Radiators and cylinder What changes inside the house Commissioning and handover The papers you should be given Ground source installation Trenches, boreholes and the six-month voucher After a boiler breakdown The routes, and where the risk sits

Installation cost and planner Official medians by size, and your own dates Prices quarter by quarter What the official figures show since late 2025 Where the figures come from How the official costs are collected

Planning permission The Class G test in England Where the outdoor unit can go Walls, roofs, boundaries and access Electrics and the network operator Notify, or apply first Replacing a gas boiler What comes out and what goes in Replacing storage heaters Building a wet system from scratch

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