Electric Heating-recommendations

Our son's 1980's flat has no heating, looks like the previous owner (landlord) took out the heating panels. There are still CB's for them.

He owns the flat but had no heating last year, apart from oil filled rads on timers but they didn't work well.

Just put massive amounts of roof insulation in and replaced the DG velux windows.

Don't want storage units what can people recommend? I also see that infra red panels exist but don't they just heat the immediate area? If would be nice to come home to a warm flat.

Any recommendations, advice gratefully received.
Thanks
Dave

You can get electric boilers that work in the same way as a gas one.
(with water filled radiators etc)

Although I have no experience of these.

Options:

1. Infra red panels will only heat objects and people directly in front of them. The rest of the room stays cold, and the cold effect is magnified as in front of the heater will usually be very hot.

2. Storage heaters. Heat up overnight, release heat during the day. These can work, provided the heaters are properly sized and the place has excellent insulation. Cheaper to run than normal electric heaters as the night electricity is at a lower rate. Does make the daytime electricity more expensive.

3. Central electric boilers. Can charge overnight in the same way as storage heaters, but most will use electricity in the day as well. Extremely expensive to run and only useable in tiny properties. If it's made by Gledhill, it will probably go wrong on a regular basis and require expensive repairs.

4. Oil filled or convector heaters. Cheap to install, near-instant heat whenever you want it, but ridiculously expensive to run. Same applies to underfloor electric heating.

5. Air source heat pump (air conditioner). Instant heat when you want it, much cheaper to run than other forms of electric heating. Also cools in summer if you want. Installation expensive. Does require sizeable compressor unit(s) mounted on an outside wall.

6. Ground source heat pump. Similar principle to air conditioner, but takes heat from the ground. Expensive installation, involves digging up most of the garden. No good unless you have a ground floor flat.

7. Solar panels - possible for hot water, might work for some space heating but some other form of heating will be required as well. Expensive installation but practically no running costs.

If you can get gas to the property, use that. Even if no gas, find out how much it will be to get it installed, might still be worthwhile.