No Boiler - Uninhabitable?

Mozzanov

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I would tend to take it as the house is indeed unmortgageable until a new boiler has been put in, so that that kitchen and bathroom both "work". I would certainly also start querying just why the vendor has taken the boiler - as in what game is he playing at to do that?

Thank you, you raise some good points.

I guess the vendor wants to maximise their return, considering how much they originally spent, and (in my view anyway) removing a boiler just devalues a property. I tried to ask why (specifically, I was interrupted when asking about the removal and if there was something to certify the system was safe and working), but instead got an odd response off the EA and thought it better to read up a bit first (all the stuff I found related to renting though).

Thoughts that went through my head - it's a very good one and the vendor wanted it for their new home, but it's strange they rented it and only after that removed it (as they must have been living somewhere else before). It's broken (the EA could have easily said it was removed on H&S grounds), but everything else is fine. It's broken and there are problems with other parts of the heating system (can't be tested until a new boiler is installed??? I would guess).

I can't view until Tuesday as I work shifts (07:00-19:00) at the moment and don't have time off until then. In the meantime, I wanted to get a bit more prepared after the odd response from the EA (I took their response to mean they don't know and just interested in bids, don't care about the rest).

ess0two

Either way it should,nt be anymore than 2k to sort out

Thrugelmir

Mozzanov wrote: »

I can't view until Tuesday as I work shifts (07:00-19:00) at the moment and don't have time off until then. In the meantime, I wanted to get a bit more prepared after the odd response from the EA (I took their response to mean they don't know and just interested in bids, don't care about the rest).

Until you've viewed it. Then the EA will think that they are wasting their time. The past history of the property has no bearing either. The property is worth what somebody considers it to be worth and therefore pay for it. Whether it be used for a home or a property to let.

Mozzanov

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Until you've viewed it. Then the EA will think that they are wasting their time. The past history of the property has no bearing either. The property is worth what somebody considers it to be worth and therefore pay for it. Whether it be used for a home or a property to let.

Yes, I should view it, but I see no harm asking a basic question such as that in advance (I've wasted my time viewing enough places that turned out to be junk, so I think it can also work both ways - some in the past have bothered to learn enough from the vendor to be able to say it's suitable for cash buyers only, for example).

There's what I think it's worth, but then also the lender (if it's on a mortgage - I know there are minimum requirements and also some property types they won't lend on).