Owning your own home

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Howard in reply to @grams

One way to do a heat pump in a small flat would be a mini split air conditioner. The indoor unit(s) on those are normally mounted high up, so not far off heated ceilings.

Fitting the pipe runs and power for the internal units would be a ballache but yeah, it's possible. Getting the freeholder to agree to the external unit, locating it where it won't piss the neighbours off and sorting approval for it would be a pain in the ass I'd imagine too.

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jellybaby in reply to @Howard

sorting approval

I think you are allowed one external unit under permitted development, any more and you need planning. Ad-hoc installations of one per flat on a block is really ugly and likely to run into issues. It really needs a big system installing on the roof or something but then it's big works, freeholder run etc. Basically a nightmare.

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Howard in reply to @jellybaby

big works, someone else gets rich, building becomes a fire hazard etc

indeed
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NickCJ in reply to @jellybaby

I think you are allowed one external unit under permitted development

I thought flats had NO permitted development rights? All your rights are belong to the council etc

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