That is unfortunate yes - we did the solar+batteries first and then added heat pump afterwards too, and I think it makes much more sense when you do all of them so they can work together.
I doubt they will withdraw the grant entirely in one go, and I suspect there will be something to replace it even if it’s less generous. Installation costs are also coming down too - for me the same install would have cost about 5k less to do today than 4 years ago, before grants are taken into account. There are way more installers now and they are somewhat more commoditised rather than bespoke. Hopefully that trend will continue.
That is unfortunate yes - we did the solar+batteries first and then added heat pump afterwards too, and I think it makes much more sense when you do all of them so they can work together.
I doubt they will withdraw the grant entirely in one go, and I suspect there will be something to replace it even if it’s less generous. Installation costs are also coming down too - for me the same install would have cost about 5k less to do today than 4 years ago, before grants are taken into account. There are way more installers now and they are somewhat more commoditised rather than bespoke. Hopefully that trend will continue.