vendors lost corgi cert and refusing to pay for gas safety cert?

missile

hethmar wrote: »

It really isnt something to put you off buying. ..... I dont think I could find any for this house if we sold up....

Very good points. I did not even get a certificate when I bought my new property four years ago.

poppysarah

It's 56 quid for one. So ask why they're not getting a new one.
Cos it'll be more than 56 quid if the thing isn't working/compliant.
Cos they're just lazy.
Cos they're utterly skint and desperate.

Either way it's such a small amount of money for them to be fussing over - there must be something more to it.

If you want to avoid an expensive boiler repair insist on getting the gas check done now and seeing it.
Or ask if you can send your own Gas Safe registered man in to have a look. That's probably the best thing to do actually - speak to someone (Do you know one currently, who looks after your parents boilers etc?)

Red_Panda_2

We wanted the boiler serviced before buying our house. As it was us as the purchasers that wanted it we organised it with the vendors and paid for it ourselves. I did not see why they would have to pay for something we wanted.

Boiler passed the safety check, then broke down 8 or so months later. Uneconomical to repair so new boiler required anyway. So regardless of whether it has a cert or not you never know whats going to happen down the line, and certainly not something to lose a house about.

kst101

We are in the middle of the selling process and our boiler was serviced last year but for the life of me I do not know where the certificate is. Did say on the HIP when it was serviced but that we don't know where it is.
Am hoping that I (a) find it or at least (b) it doesn't hold things up.

C_Mababejive

Why all this fuss over a boiler??

Why not ask for a full electrical inspection cert?

A damp proof survey?

Insert other suggestions below..

Sara784

We're not trying to cause a fuss, as i mentioned we're FIRST TIME buyers, so haven't done this before and was just wondering if it was something a vendor had to provide, as it doesn't seem to be, we'll prob just get somebody to have a look to make sure everything seems fine, especially as the boiler is in the loft and don't think thats the usual place to site one. Thanks for all the advice everybody, i'm sure the next time we buy a house we'll know more stuff and won't have to ask silly questions

hethmar

Not silly at all sara - but there is a tendency for solicitors to be OTT in the things they ask for. But of course you are concerned and it would be natural for you to want it checked out. Good luck

trubble

There's no requirement for them to provide any documentation.
Whether it's been serviced is irrelevant.
Whether its been installed with or without a corgi cert can be insured against anyway.
If you want the house, pay up for a check up or find another house.
The HIP is a waste of space anyway.

Interesting that the boiler is in the loft - as far as I'm aware you need a decent ladder and proper floorboarding right from the hatch to the boiler, amongst other things, if the boiler is up there. Worth a google at least. I'd be paying for a checkup - there could be some negotiating room there.

shane42

funny how i knew you were a ftb just by the title of your thread

Sara784

shane42 wrote: »

funny how i knew you were a ftb just by the title of your thread

erm........?