Roof control
The roof owner needs the right to host the system and grant the required access, lease or licence.
Commercial landlords
Solar for commercial buildings let to tenants.
ChargeServe helps landlords and property portfolios use viable roof space for rooftop solar, without the landlord buying and operating the system.
The landlord case
A roof can become part of the building's energy value.
For landlords, rooftop solar is not only about generation. It can support tenant retention, lower-carbon occupation and a stronger property proposition.
The structure needs more care than an owner-occupied site because the roof owner, the occupier and the power user may not be the same party. ChargeServe assesses that structure before any agreement is proposed.
Let buildings
The legal and commercial moving parts are handled upfront.
Tenant offtake
Where a tenant uses the power, the commercial structure must work with the occupational lease.
Future sale
The agreement should be clear about what happens if the building is sold during the term.
Assessment
We check the roof, the tenant position and the agreement route.
A landlord assessment looks at the technical suitability of the roof and the commercial reality of the tenancy structure.
FAQ
Questions landlords and asset managers usually ask.
Landlord sites are often viable, but the agreement route needs more care because the roof owner and power user may be different parties.
Can solar work on a let commercial building?
Yes, but the arrangement needs to consider roof ownership, tenant occupation, electricity offtake, lease terms and future sale of the building.
What happens if the building is sold?
The agreement should deal with that upfront. The intended position is that the asset arrangement is clear before a sale process creates uncertainty.
Does the tenant have to buy the power?
That depends on the lease and agreement structure. In many cases the tenant is the party using the electricity, so the offtake route needs careful review.
Can ChargeServe assess a portfolio?
Yes. A portfolio review can identify the strongest candidate sites first rather than treating every roof as equally viable.
Next step
Start with one building or a whole portfolio.
ChargeServe can assess a single commercial roof or review a group of buildings to identify the strongest candidates first.