Are storage heaters a problem for rental

taxsaver

I have a house rented out (mid-terrace) with all new storage heaters in it and found that it made no difference to rent-ability at all, in fact nobody even mentioned it! From the LL's point of view having an all electric property saves the annual issue with gas certs. too.

bifold

taxsaver wrote: »

I have a house rented out (mid-terrace) with all new storage heaters in it and found that it made no difference to rent-ability at all, in fact nobody even mentioned it! From the LL's point of view having an all electric property saves the annual issue with gas certs. too.

I also have found the same,the tenants only have the one energy bill to deal with,on a well insulated mid terrace its a winner.

DON79

We have storage heaters and are in an end of terrace. The house is super warm with them and we only actually have three heaters, two downstairs and one upstairs. We think it is so warm because it is so well insulated. Therefore our electric bills have never been horrendous due to heating costs. The room without storage heating joins onto next door and it is never cold. Even the room that used to be colder in our house is not any longer as we upgraded just the one heater downstairs and now everywhere keeps warm

Torry_Quine

I think storage heaters are like marmite you either love them or hate them.

I wouldn't swap mine for gas. the only downside is not being thermostatically controlled but other than that no problem

dodger1

As a tenant storage heaters are not on my list of things to concern me.

auroan

No gas means no instant hot water (if combi boiler). Having to wait for a tank to warm (sometimes hours if all the hot waters is used) before I get any hot water for washing up or a bath is an even bigger pain than storage heaters.

Torry_Quine

auroan wrote: »

No gas means no instant hot water (if combi boiler). Having to wait for a tank to warm (sometimes hours if all the hot waters is used) before I get any hot water for washing up or a bath is an even bigger pain than storage heaters.

My tank hold enough hot water to fill the bath so never have to wait. Alway enough left to do dishes so no problem there.

Alioth

I would never rent a place with storage heaters, even if the rent is cheaper - they cost too much to run.

I think that as a landlord you need to invest in your flat to be energy efficient - if you have tenants who aren't savvy or aware of the costs they may run up a huge bill they can't pay, and then they won't have money to continue the tenancy.

DON79

auroan wrote: »

No gas means no instant hot water (if combi boiler). Having to wait for a tank to warm (sometimes hours if all the hot waters is used) before I get any hot water for washing up or a bath is an even bigger pain than storage heaters.

We don't have a hot water tank, we have a gas water heater which gives us hot water on demand. I love it

tealady

I lived in an upstairs flat with storage heaters through a freezing winter.
Never again.
Anywhere I saw storage heaters would be instantly struck off my list as I often found myself paying for too much heat.
Give me central heating every time.