The ucc 1 fixture filing is a public declaration of our interest in the solar energy system.
Solar panels transfer of ownership.
The purchase or transfer of a property with a rooftop solar system or other on site renewable resource requires an update to the interconnection agreement.
According to energy regulator ofgem fit payments are made to the home owner or operator of a solar pv system and as a general rule if you as a home owner were to move house the payments would normally transfer to the new property owners.
A solar lease gave you the opportunity to run on sun without having to pay the 11 000 14 000 that it costs to install panels in one fell swoop.
But contract forms for the sale and purchase of a house often are provided.
Some of the most common inquiries to this law firm arise from a failure to transfer ownership of installed solar panels correctly from one homeowner to the next.
You ve saved energy lowered your low utility bills and felt the undeniable pleasure of sharing these perks when the topic of solar came up with anyone who would listen.
A copy of the title deed showing the date of the transfer of ownership a copy of a letter from your solicitor confirming the date of the sale this does not need to be addressed to us and can be correspondence from your solicitor to you.
This agreement serves as a contract between the utility the property owner customer generator and if applicable the leasing company owner operator.
This filing protects our rights as the system s owner.
Signed solar pv declarations please make sure you have signed the two appropriate declarations see pages 3 5 proof of ownership for example a copy of your invoice for generation equipment proof of identiļ¬cation for example a photocopy of your passport driving licence what you need to do.
Transfer the lease to the new property owner.
If the lender that holds the mortgage on the real property forecloses on our customer s home the ucc 1 filing protects our interest in the solar energy system and prohibits the lender from taking ownership of it.
However does not make claim against the real property.
We help real estate owners and buyers with this process often looking at new approaches and possibilities.
Once the payoff of the system has been coordinated then we will help transfer ownership of the system to the new homeowner.
In most cases paying off secured or unsecured solar loans.
Can i take my solar panels with me if i sell up and move.