Help needed FAST: should we walk away?

Missus_Hyde

Hoploz wrote: »

Potterton Suprima 50 ... I had one of those in my old house. It was put in about 2002 I believe. My plumber (known him for years, old family friend) checked it over when we moved in and said 'whatever you do don't let anyone talk you in to replacing this boiler.

My mother had a Potterton boiler in her house and it's still going strong after many years. It's actually outlived her!;)

Kryptothesuperdog

your looking for personal opinions?

Well my unprofessional thought is, I would have first of all offered there original selling price rather than over it and secondly I would not let the state of the boiler sway me one way or tuther. Its a boiler with a shelf life, its not a property sold with new boiler, its a property sold with old boiler in with every day that passes by it gets older and more likely to break again.

Buy the place and stop peeing in the wind.

ruggedtoast

You offered her £182k for her property, had a survey which flagged up a £400 problem, which she discounted, and you now want another £4600 off your original offer.

I'm not surprised she is fed up with you. From a sellers point of view you sound like a pain. I'm being blunt but that's the reality as she will see it.

You might want a new combi system but if so why didn't you price that into your initial offer or budget for it separately? The boiler works and she has just paid £500 so it continues to work.

mrs_blackadder

How do you know (and can it be proved) that the vendor has indeed spent £500 on repairs if there is no paperwork?

FBaby

Hoploz wrote: »

Potterton Suprima 50 ... I had one of those in my old house. It was put in about 2002 I believe. My plumber (known him for years, old family friend) checked it over when we moved in and said 'whatever you do don't let anyone talk you in to replacing this boiler. All parts readily available and they go on for donkeys years'. When we had a big extension (doubling the house) a new boiler was suggested, but we needed to save money so added to the same system, and it coped with no probs at all. We lived there 7 years and never had a thing go wrong with it.

You say you want the boiler replacing. OK. A new boiler on standard system, perhaps £1700. A full new combi system, no wonder it would be more. That is your own decision - whether to upgrade to a different system.

I agree with this. I also had one of those, and was told by a plumber that this was very old and would need replacing very soon, which got me worried. Then I met a friend who has been in the industry for a very long time who told me that no matter what not to replace it unless it broke down for good because they were much better boilers than the new combi ones and do go on forever. It did break down a couple of times for minor reasons, but yes, 7 years on after being told it needed to be replaced, it is still going on and working very well.

I can understand why the seller would refuse to lower the price based on the view of one plumber who might have something to gain from his advice.

ethank

If it is a good price for the property it is a good price.

If I was selling I would refuse to pay for something that I would not have the benefit of.