Overview

• Verbraucherzentrale branches now offer free, detailed reviews of heat pump installation quotes to help buyers spot missing elements and hidden costs
• A recent analysis of 160 air-to-water heat pump offers found prices ranging from €20,000 to €63,000 for comparable single-family homes
• Only 25 percent of the evaluated offers included all critical items such as heating-load calculations, hydraulic balancing and foundation work
• Online platforms like heizungsfinder.de supplement consumer centers by arranging up to five no-obligation quotes from regional installers
• The market is on track for roughly 260,000 heat pump sales in 2025, driven by BEG subsidies that cover up to 70 percent or €30,000 of installation costs