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Should I pay for a boiler service for my buyer?
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31 posts so far on whether to..... risk having your ancient boiler condemned just before selling your house...30 posts so far on whether to [STRIKE]spend £60![/STRIKE]
....and doing so in the middle of winter when you can't manage without one, and when heating engineers charge premium prices.
It isn't as straightforward a decision as some people think."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
If the boiler might be unsafe can you risk not spending £60?31 posts so far on whether to..... risk having your ancient boiler condemned just before selling your house...
....and doing so in the middle of winter when you can't manage without one, and when heating engineers charge premium prices.
It isn't as straightforward a decision as some people think.0 -
31 posts so far on whether to..... risk having your ancient boiler condemned just before selling your house...
....and doing so in the middle of winter when you can't manage without one, and when heating engineers charge premium prices.
It isn't as straightforward a decision as some people think.
Which is why any buyer shouldn't take the risk.0 -
There are a few posts on here best ignored.
Boilers are things that are often checked by buyers, you say yours is 'Victorian' so whether it's working or not it's likely nearing the end of its life... Boilers should be getting service regularly anyway, if that's been neglected its only right that you pay for that. A service is getting off lightly.
Maybe the potential buyers are ok with it being old but just want assurances that it is safe currently. That's absolutely reasonable. If you can't afford £60 can you afford to risk the sale falling through?0 -
Something the buyer should be paying for.
Depends whether the buyer wants to. There's no should about it. It's part of a sale negotiation which either side has the right to pull out of whenever they like. Just depends who wants the result most - the buyer or the seller. I wouldn't buy based on not knowing whether the boiler works and given that it's not been serviced for ages I probably wouldn't pay for it either.0 -
It can't be you, you provided the piece of paper as requested. (if I was asked my mate would do a 'service' and provide a piece or paper for a couple of beers).
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Only a gas safety engineer can give out such a certificate. And if your mate is a gas safety engineer and would do this, he'll get in a lot of trouble.0 -
There are potential faults which could result in the boiler being condemned that don't make it inherently unsafe to use (for a short period of time).If the boiler might be unsafe can you risk not spending £60?
There are also faults that could be caused through the service itself - if an obsolete part is damaged during the servicing then the boiler is dead.
Which is why the buyer should pay for a proper inspection, rather than trying to get the seller to pay for an unnecessary service.lookstraightahead wrote: »Which is why any buyer shouldn't take the risk."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
Or the buyer should just walk away0
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For the sake of £60 I'd get it serviced, you should anyway for your own safety.0
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