CD/11 non-compliance affects house sale

GBS1

My parents (now deceased) lived in a bungalow with oil-fired central heating. A recent CD/11 servicing report identified deficiencies, one of which related to the location of the tank, it being in the garage rather than external. Am I legally obliged to rectify these failings prior to sale, especially as the boiler is functioning extremely well, or is it the buyer's responsibility.

Owain_Moneysaver

You are not obliged to rectify a defect to satisfy a buyer.

Whether you (or the estate, if the property is being sold as a probate sale) are required to do some work to bring the installation up to compliance with oil safety regs is another matter.

Under British Standards a domestic oil storage tank up to 3500 litres capacity may be installed within a building so long as the tank has secondary containment, such as an integrally bunded oil storage tank, the tank is contained within a one-hour fire-resistant chamber and is located at the lowest possible level. The chamber should contain nothing but the tank and be ventilated to the outside.

https://www.oftec.org.uk/consumers/faqs-on-oil-storage-tanks

Rodders53

Is this one of those 'the installation is not to current regs' but when installed it was to the regs in force at the time; and, therefore, perfectly acceptable things?

You'd perhaps be wise to wait for potential buyers' survey to come along with all the other 'problems' (electrical consumer unit not to current standard, etc.,.) before doing anything. Perhaps ask the Oftec firm to provide a ball-park price for correcting the 'problem' (and if its needed or a nice to do)?

Also depends on if you are sole beneficiary and executor or if others are involved.

jk0

I would not concern myself IIWY.


If a buyer raises this point, it is just a negotiating tactic, to get some money off the price.