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Buying a house with 18 year old boiler - renegotiate price?

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Did they go out of business 40 years ago?
    Do Ford still build Mk1 Escorts?
  • PhilE
    PhilE Posts: 566 Forumite
    Is 35 years the expected life span on an older boiler?

    Unless you have proof that the expected lifespan on a boiler has not been exceeded, the value of the boiler is less.

    A buyer can't go by 'It should have died last decade, but they were built them better back then.' That means it could theoretically go at any time.
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    Do Ford still build Mk1 Escorts?


    Cars are not like boilers though, no one sees your boiler, unless they are really nosey.
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    Basically you are buying a house, not a boiler, if even a new boiler breaks you will still need funds on hand to pay for repairs. Is the house worth the price should be the OP`s main concern at this stage.
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