Guides

• Oil boiler or heat pump: running costs

  What a year's heating costs with an oil boiler and with a heat pump, for semis, detached houses and bungalows, at today's prices.

• The £9,000 heat pump grant for oil and LPG homes

  What the off-gas Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant pays, who gets it and how to apply.

• Switching from LPG to a heat pump

  Running costs, the grant, and what happens to your LPG tank and contract.

• What to do with your oil tank

  Decommissioning or removing a heating oil tank after a heat pump, and the rules in England and Wales.

• Heat pumps in rural homes

  How heat pumps cope with cold weather, what happens to your electricity supply, and the planning and noise rules for off-grid homes.

• Heat pump grant eligibility in England and Wales

  Who qualifies for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in England and Wales, what rules a home out, and what you no longer need.