 ratings system that could see homeowners banned from selling their properties from 2025 unless they install heat pumps. Installing pumps 'unaffordable' But the MSPs said there had been a recent poll in which 80 per cent of off-grid property owners warned the cost of installing a heat pump would be unaffordable. The Scottish Government has estimated the cost of converting all homes to 'zero emissions' as £33 billion but provided an initial package of support of only £1.8 billion over the current parliament. A strategy published by ministers in 2021 admitted that the average cost of installing a heat pump is around £10,000, four times the £2,500 cost of a new fossil-fuel boiler. However, the document admitted that this may cause energy bills to ris){kind=link}
Fergus Ewing, former cabinet secretary, organises letter warning ministers about the impact of plans on remote Scottish areas
Rural homeowners in Scotland face “exorbitant” bills and heating breakdowns thanks to Humza Yousaf’s drive to force them to install heat pumps, a cross-party group of MSPs led by an SNP grandee has warned.
Fergus Ewing, a former SNP government cabinet secretary, has organised a letter signed by Labour and Tory MSPs, warning ministers about the impact of the plans on remote properties in areas such as the Highlands.
The letter said installing heat pumps or other electric forms of heating would either be “exorbitantly” expensive or totally unfeasible in many homes not connected to the gas grid.
Families in some of the coldest parts of Scotland also face having to live without heating in the event of power outages caused by extreme weather, they said.