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Agh! owner refusing to provide documents
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I think Timmy is referring to the requirement for a new boiler installation to have Buildings Regs certification.tizerbelle wrote: »What legislation is the seller in breach of? AFAIK only tenanted properties have to have gas safety checks. Owner occupiers are not governed by any legislation and if they want to live with a faulty / dangerous gas system, it is up to them. Houses are purchased on a principle of caveat emptor (buyer beware). Seller doesn't have to do anything.0 -
tizerbelle wrote: »What legislation is the seller in breach of? AFAIK only tenanted properties have to have gas safety checks. Owner occupiers are not governed by any legislation and if they want to live with a faulty / dangerous gas system, it is up to them. Houses are purchased on a principle of caveat emptor (buyer beware). Seller doesn't have to do anything.
Ignore the above OP.
Every conveyancer knows about Corgi and now GasSafe - always some new complaince that needs to be checked - and the Seller should have secured Corgi or building control.
OP - No 12 months enforcement limitation on the Council when there is a 'danger to health and saftey' and if you put in a new boiler in 2007 without Corgi or building control, then I am on notice it could very well be just that...you could have a time bomb on your hands. Get it checked, and I would argue by the seller, failing that you - just to get it sorted
and this applies to all gas servicing since 2005 too.
http://www.haringey.gov.uk/note23_-_condensing_boilers.pdfMy posts are just my opinions and are not offered as legal advice - though I consider them darn fine opinions none the less.:cool2:
My bad spelling...well I rush type these opinions on my own time, so sorry, but they are free.:o0 -
timmyt, my question to your response was just that, I didn't know what legislation you were talking about and wanted to know - hence the question and the "AFAIK". I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or clever, was just genuinely interested in the answer as the last time I had a new system installed was 2000.0
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All sorted
indemnity policies will be put in place to cover building regs issues..my mortgage provider is happy. I will just get the boiler checked and serviced the week i move in.
They are now happy to do it...half of me thinks it was their solicitor trying it on a bit..you know the sort :P :P
So they are fine we are happy, back on track.
Thank you everyone for your opinions, i appreciate good honest answers,helped me see the bigger picture and i felt much calmer by yesterday evening
Kate0
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