boilers in a rented house??

Jowo_2

If credit meters charge more for consumption than direct debit, then ring round and find an energy supplier who will change to conventional meters without charging you for this.

real1314

tbs624 wrote: »

Hence they should ask to see current/previous Ts utility bills and look at that colourful little EPC.

Take a look at what happened to one London LL firm who let Norwich properties which had inadequate means of heating Here

Do homeowners change their boiler every 20 years in all cases?

I suspect the gas fitter was trying to drum up some extra trade and can well see why the LL would go elsewhere for hs gas work.

As for the case you have linked - it's not really relevant to this situation at all. The boiler works, is safe and can heat the house. If the OP feels a new boiler would save them some money, perhaps some sort of chat with the LL is in order, but in current times, the market dictates whether the LL or the T has the upper hand.

G_M

When I bought my present home it had an old oil boiler. It worked. After a couple of years it had a problem and in the course of sourcing spare parts, the manufacturers told me it was at least 25 years old as that's when they stopped making them.

I found the parts and had another 6 years life from it. I have now replaced it as parts become unobtainable. But basically, the boiler was fine. Maybe not top-notch efficient, but the environmental AND financial cost of replacement is not warrented whilst it still works.

natandchris10

hellokitty08 wrote: »

I dont mean to be rude or have a go, its genuine interest, why dont you move? Or why did you take the property in the first place. If its obviously a not well kept property I dont understand why you moved in the first place.

There have been a few cases of people on here reccently with similar issues, and whilst I know some l/l are money grabbing so and so's I dont understand why people take these places. I know sometimes there isn't much choice it terms of property available, but if you know that dont you just have to accept that?

Hi there, Nope not rude atall..

we only moved into this house on the 15th october as it was the only private rent house available in the area we need to be and we were already living with family on a temporary basis. the property is well kept and when we came to look at it it was lovely and warm and the previous tennants said its fine etc, just turns out they could obviously afford the ridiculous gas bill. we cant change supplier as we are paying off an old debt via the meter we have fitted.

Unfortunatly when you need somewhere to live and money and time are issues which you dont have on your side you have to do whats best for the family. we have decided we are going to look for something else after christmas but its more than likely going to mean moving out of the area which will be a complete shame as we love it here.

Thanks everyone for your advice. i knew the answer just hoped i was wrong.

janeawej

I can understand you want to keep your baby warm, but babies dont need a lot more heat than adults, my 4 aged between 18 and were alll brought up in a house with no heating except a wood fired rayburn in one room, no double glazing either and we couldnt afford to put electric heating on, we made sure one room was warmer and used that most of the time, dressed the baby in an extra layer of clothing and never had any problems with them being cold so dont worry too much just do what you can and im sure baby will be fine and probably not even notice the cold!