Plug-In Solar Renters' Pack (UK): Letters and Checklists, £12

Ask your landlord the right way, with the rules that apply to you. The Plug-In Solar Renters’ Pack is a set of ready-to-send letters and checklists for tenants and leaseholders in England, Wales and Scotland, with every rule dated and sourced. Rules verified on 10 Nov 2026.

One payment of £12, instant download, and 12 months of free updates when the rules change.

What Is in the Pack

A 17-page PDF in four stages, plus 8 editable Word files.

• Start here: the rules in six lines, each with its source and the date we checked it.
• Stage 1, before you buy: a checklist for the 800 W limit, the product specification, the plug, the circuit and the walls you may not mount on, plus the planning table for England.
• Proposed installation sheet: the kit, the position, the fixing and the removal plan on one page, to send with your letter.
• Stage 2, the letters: to your landlord, to your freeholder or managing agent, and to your contents insurer.
• Stage 3, after the answer: a reminder, a reply that accepts conditions, a reply if your landlord says no, and a consent record for both sides to sign.
• Stage 4, before you switch on: registering the device on myplugin.solar before you plug it in.
• Moving out checklist, correspondence log and a finished example of a filled-in letter.

Why You Need to Ask First

No law gives tenants the right to install plug-in solar. The government’s product specification tells manufacturers to warn users that they are responsible for getting permission from the landlord, freeholder or managing agent, and for agreeing how any costs are shared. DESNZ interim product specification v2, 2026

You must also register the device on myplugin.solar before you use it, with your name, your postcode and the make and model, and notify removal when you take it down. Electricity North West, plug-in solar, 2026

Insurance is yours to check. The specification says the user is responsible for the effect on their own insurance and on the building’s. DESNZ interim product specification v2, §8.3.1, 2026

A Look Inside

Cover

Start here

Letter 1: landlord

Stage 4: register

Who It Is For

It is for tenants and leaseholders in England, Wales and Scotland who want to put the request in writing and get it right the first time.

It is not for Northern Ireland, where the 2026 change does not reach in practice. SI 2026/848 reg. 1(3)-(4) It is also not a substitute for legal advice, and it cannot give you a right the law does not give you. If you own your home, our plug-in solar guide is what you need.

Free Updates for 12 Months

Plug-in solar rules are new and still moving. Every rule in the pack carries the date we checked it. When one changes, you get the updated pack free for 12 months from your purchase. Where we could not confirm something, such as planning rules in Scotland and Wales, the pack says so rather than guessing.

Not ready to buy? Read the renters guide or the landlord and insurance guide first.