sandwich generation duties: solar panels company in admin?

I would make sure someone else is there when they turn up, to make sure they are not looking to be paid for checking or carrying out (probably unnecessary) maintenance on the system and to make sure that the elderly person isn't pressurised into signing anything. It certainly sounds suspicious and the sort of call I would have hung up on.

thanks and panda. aka Green Energy Alternatives. Went bust 2016-17. that's a long time ago.


Anyone know how I find out which companies have been authorised to work on this admin?

This sounds very dodgy to me. I had panels fitted long ago but have never had (or needed) any contact from the company who fitted them as I chose to get my FIT payments from British Gas, and they are the only body who would have any interest in reading my meter. It might be useful to know who your elderly person receives their payments from; they may know who had fitted her panels (i can't remember whether I had to give those details to BG).

Sounds like a con to me. 

Why would he get compensation for a firm that's gone into administration? In such an instance, the only thing he needs to worry about is whether the guarantee is still valid (good chance it was with a third party, so likely yes). How did the company that called him get his contact details? 

Basically, my rule of thumb is if someone rings me up offering me free money - 99% of the time, it's a scam of somekind and will end up me costing me at the very least my time if not money as well.  Yes, I might miss out on the 1% but I can live with that. 

I hate firms that prey on the elderly and vulnerable like this. 

quite... He did at least mention it to me as slightly odd. However, if a solicitor knows what evidence to look for then why pay a second person to do the job? 

My question would be what's the device working got to do with it? Elderly family member has evidence of each payment from the panels. They are almost 100% south facing (saw online story of east facing panels contributing to misselling as didn't generate promised value). 

If genuine, I think it will be a claim for very high value paid for panels vs money made from them, as he didn't borrow to pay for them. What I would like to find out (where are the obudsmen and Which? Pages on this when you need them?) is what is the correct compensation procedure and what evidence is required. Why is the elderly relative being approached about this 3 years after the company was liquidated? How did the other company with the laywer get his information?

So www.lovemoney.com/news/74672/green-deal-solar-panel-renewable-energy-loan-mis-sold-what-to-do
say do not use a claims company, use this company, but that it costs a few hundred up front : www.recc.org.uk/

Maybe - if reliable website - this might help others - got lists of factors in claims and evidence required
www.claims-compass.co.uk/other-claims/building-work/mis-sold-solar-panels-claims/