Would this put you off?

Davesnave

archie9uk wrote: »

Thank you all for your replies. Clearly opinion is very divided!


Maybe I should have explained why I was asking the question. I have inherited a part share (with my parents) in a house with a warm air heating system. We intend to let the property out, and my Dad thinks we should replace the heating system first. There is nothing wrong with the existing system - the boiler is fairly new, and the house is always lovely and warm - but my Dad feels it would put people off. Whereas I think it wouldn't make a significant difference (on a semi-detached property with a rental value of around £550 pcm), and wouldn't be worth the considerable expense....

I agree with you. Put it up for rent first and see what transpires.

If you change the system, it might be easier to rent, but your profit would be eaten up for some time. If there is reasonable demand, you should still get interest if the house is otherwise reasonably up-together . Many aren't!

WobblyDog

It wouldn't put me off. It's less important than things like location, parking, structural soundness and neighbours. It might be a minor advantage or disadvantage depending on the system.

I used to own a house with gas-fired warm-air heating. One advantage is that the house heats up very quickly. A possible disadvantage is that some systems have quite wasteful pilot light arrangements that are not really compatible with modern gas prices.