Heat pumps & funding in Scotland
Find out whether an air source heat pump suits your home, what Home Energy Scotland funding you could be offered, and get introduced to an experienced MCS-certified installer.
An air source heat pump takes heat from the outside air, even on cold Scottish winter days, and uses it to warm your radiators or underfloor heating and provide hot water. Because it moves heat rather than burning fuel, a well-designed system can deliver several units of heat for every unit of electricity it uses.
Heat pumps can replace mains gas, oil, LPG or electric heating, and are a particularly strong option for off-gas homes. Whether one suits you depends on your property, insulation, existing radiators and how you use heat. With 20 years of heating experience behind us, we help you understand all of that before anyone quotes.
Low-carbon heating is no longer a niche choice. For many households it is the most practical long-term replacement for an ageing boiler.
Heat pumps produce no emissions at your home and get cleaner as more of the grid runs on renewable power.
Designed properly, a heat pump runs gently for longer, keeping rooms at an even temperature.
Off-gas homes can stop relying on fuel deliveries, storage tanks and volatile fuel prices.
Pair a heat pump with solar PV and battery storage to use more of your own electricity.
A heat pump system heats your hot water cylinder as well as your home.
Grants and interest-free loans from Home Energy Scotland can reduce the upfront cost for eligible homeowners.
Heat pump funding
If you own your home in Scotland, you may be eligible for a Home Energy Scotland grant of up to £7,500 towards an air, ground or water source heat pump, with the option of an interest-free loan of up to a further £7,500. Homes in eligible remote, rural and island areas may qualify for a rural uplift, which can take the grant to £9,000.
Qualifying energy-saving installations also currently benefit from 0% VAT. We explain how it all fits together for your home, and the order to do things in.
Funding amounts and criteria are set by Home Energy Scotland and can change. Always check the latest position with Home Energy Scotland before you commit.
We are not the installer. We are the experienced guide who helps you get the right heat pump, from the right installer, with the right funding in place.
We talk through your property, current heating and energy spend, and explain honestly whether a heat pump is likely to suit you.
We help you understand which grants and loans may apply, and what Home Energy Scotland will need from you.
With your consent, we introduce you to an experienced installer partner who will carry out a heat loss survey and provide a detailed quote.
Common questions from homeowners considering a heat pump in Scotland.
Costs vary with the size of your home, the heat pump needed and any radiator or cylinder upgrades. Your installer partner will give you a detailed quote after a survey, and grants and loans may reduce what you pay upfront.
Yes. Modern air source heat pumps are designed to keep working well below freezing. The key is a system correctly sized for your home’s heat loss, which is why a proper survey matters.
Sometimes. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers, so some rooms may need larger radiators. Your installer will assess this room by room during the heat loss survey.
Homes in eligible remote, rural and island areas may qualify for a rural uplift on the Home Energy Scotland heat pump grant. We can help you understand whether this could apply to you.
Most air source heat pump installations take a few days once the survey, design and any funding approvals are complete. Your installer will confirm the timescale for your home.
Answer a few quick questions and we’ll talk you through suitability, funding and next steps.
