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Buyer claiming boiler broken on day we left!
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As I said, it does sound odd that you switched it off, but I certainly would not be coughing up if I were you. Because of the way the law stands; it's their problem now
Not really though
If they wanted to pursue it and presuming the boiler was indicated as working on the property information forms then it looks pretty open and shut on the balance of probabilities as per civil claims requirementsNever, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0 -
Not really though
If they wanted to pursue it and presuming the boiler was indicated as working on the property information forms then it looks pretty open and shut on the balance of probabilities as per civil claims requirements
Yes really though.
And everyone else on this thread thinks so too.
There's no reason on the planet to switch the boiler OFF when you sell your house.
End of.You didn't, did you? :rotfl::rotfl:0 -
Yes really though.
And everyone else on this thread thinks so too.
There's no reason on the planet to switch the boiler OFF when you sell your house.
End of.
What are you talking about, where have i said that you should turn the boiler off?Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0 -
I'm also baffled - there's so much that doesn't make sense. Presumably, the heating's on a timer, so just turn it off there if you don't want it on - no need to turn it off at the wall. After all, nobody's heating runs 24x7... does it?
But, even so, that wouldn't cause the expansion vessel to fail or the system pressure to drop - both could only be pre-existing faults.0 -
If something packs up 9-12 months later, then fair enough, but if it happens almost immediately (like within the first week or two,) then you can bet that the seller knew about it!
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Really?
Do people generally know a week in advance that an appliance is going to fail?
I wish I'd known that when my boiler packed up. I could have had a replacement lined up.You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0 -
Similar story was me - not same poster this time.My Debt Free Diary
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Rain_Shadow wrote: »Really?
Do people generally know a week in advance that an appliance is going to fail?
I wish I'd known that when my boiler packed up. I could have had a replacement lined up.
Come off it! When a boiler is on its way out, people know it is. So I stand by what I say, that if a boiler packs up within a week or two of you moving in to a property; the seller more than likely knew it was faulty.
Same goes for many other things in a house. Yeah sure, there are some things you could not predict, but some things people KNOW are faulty, and they sell the house knowing that. I have seen it happen many times, there are many examples and cases on here (and similar forums,) and also the 3 cases I highlighted (in post 11,) were examples too.
Dan-Dan. Sorry, I misunderstood what you had said. My bad.You didn't, did you? :rotfl::rotfl:0 -
Come off it! When a boiler is on its way out, people know it is. So I stand by what I say, that if a boiler packs up within a week or two of you moving in to a property; the seller more than likely knew it was faulty.
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Not true in my case!! my boiler packed in on 9pm Xmas eve one year without any warning!! We spent the rest of the holidays and most of January without heating and hot water... If there were warning signs we would have not had the kitchen built around the old boiler and thus not having to tear down a lot of cupboards and newly tiled walls to replace it...0 -
You have to admit, that probably wasn't the best of planning anyway, was it? Unless, of course, you expected your boiler to never need any servicing or maintenance for the life of the kitchen...?LittleDrum wrote: »If there were warning signs we would have not had the kitchen built around the old boiler and thus not having to tear down a lot of cupboards and newly tiled walls to replace it...0 -
It's ludicrous that people can buy a £5 toaster with a 12 month money-back guarantee, yet you have no comeback with an item worth 100s of 1000s of pounds.
This is a poor analogy. The toaster is brand new, the house (and its boiler) in this thread are (many?) years old. Brand-new houses do come with a warranty.0
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