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Loft insulation survey

(30 Posts)
Susie42 Thu 12-Feb-26 19:01:31

I had a call from a company offering a free loft insulation survey, I fobbed him off by saying I would have to talk to my husband but he said he would call again. Is this a scam or is it a government scheme?

FranP Sun 15-Feb-26 23:19:01

Not strictly fraudulent ( although I guess some are). The council have a home improvement budget that gets used up within weeks of April 6th, so companies are looking for you to sign up for this with them so they can get the business, and charge you the difference.

JenniferEccles Sun 15-Feb-26 23:29:11

Rather than thinking up a reason why it’s not possible to have any work done on the house (it’s rented/listed etc) isn’t it good practice for us all just to say “not interested” and put the phone down ?
Or not say anything and just hang up ?

I know it’s ingrained in us all to be polite but that doesn’t apply to scammers!

4allweknow Mon 16-Feb-26 00:34:02

The calls are scams. Had quite a few then fir one call justcsaid I was moving house so not interestrd. Not had any calls for ages.

Pippa22 Mon 16-Feb-26 09:40:44

It might be fun to chat to these uninvited callers but beware as they can use part of your conversation to change what you said and make it seem that you have consented to something. Best to say nothing at all. Absolutely nothing and definitely not yes !