Gas boiler query

kinger101

This is a lot of fuss about nothing. Pay for your own inspection. Bear in mind even if if comes back condemned, at best you'll be able to negotiate part of the replacement cost off the price.

Hoploz

Fil57 wrote: »

Hi just read your blog. Please don't be offended but. Wanted to ask if you are sure vendors do not have to supply a gas safety certificate. I am really !!!!ed off with my solicitor and feel he's not working in my interest. He has already charged me a £70 charge for imndemity insurance because I am unable to find the fensa certificate for a back door I had put in 2011. I have supplied evidence that the boiler is safe by having the annual service done and I have last years paperwork to prove it was serviced its 8 yrs old. But the solicitor States it's not enough? Grateful to know if it's true or not?

Fliss

If you originally had a Fensa certificate issued for your door then you can simply get a replacement from Fensa, one phone call or even an online search and about a tenner.

I imagine your buyer's solicitor is asking for a boiler certificate issued in the past year. It is not obligatory to provide this, but they seem to always ask these days. Perhaps the last service was over a year ago? You can tell your solicitor to request that the buyer arranges for his own safety check to be done rather than paying for it yourself, if you prefer.

Or are they asking for an original installation certificate, to ensure it complies with building regs? Again, if you don't have the sheet of paper issued then you can get a duplicate from either Corgi or Gas Safe, depending on which was in force at the time. Phone them.