House checks before completion

davidmcn

Conner1992 wrote: »

Will the gas at least be checked by the mortgage company when they send someone out for a valuation. I know they check damp but surely they would want to see the gas working?

No, they don't (normally) check utilities even if they're turned on. At most they'll comment on any obvious problems about things which are missing / hanging off walls / look ancient etc.

Red-Squirrel_2

Conner1992 wrote: »

I completely agree, i mean if i can get a gas engineer and electrician to have a once over before.
Unfortunately im in no position to pay thousands i simply dont have it. So whats the work around? Too much risk and pull the plug alltogether?

I think you are over thinking this and worrying too much.

Its a 10 year old house, realistically, the gas and electrics are likely to be absolutely fine.

Worst case scenario you get in the house and there's a problem, just get it fixed! That's house buying for you, at least its summer so if the boiler isn't working it won't be quite so bad not having heating or hot water for a few days!

ThePants999

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

I think you are over thinking this and worrying too much.

Its a 10 year old house, realistically, the gas and electrics are likely to be absolutely fine.

...except that 10 years is about the typical lifespan of a modern boiler!

Red-Squirrel_2

ThePants999 wrote: »

...except that 10 years is about the typical lifespan of a modern boiler!

That can't be right surely? I'd expect double that at least!

Even it is a duff one, that's the kind of thing you have to be ready for and budget for with a repo.

davidmcn

ThePants999 wrote: »

...except that 10 years is about the typical lifespan of a modern boiler!

Cite for this?

Anyway, even if the boiler doesn't have much life left in it, it's still most likely to have been working when the previous owners moved out.

need_an_answer

I woulnt expect to get much more out of a modern boiler after the 10-12 year mark,if you do youre doing quite well.

Modern boilers are not built to last and actually its the old workhorse boilers of the 80's and 90's that last donkeys years.


on the plus side perhaps for the OP is if the property was tenanted the boiler will have undergone a gas safety check within the last year,not a guaranteed thing that all is working well but certainly an indication that it has at least been inspected.