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Can I sell my house with a gas safety warning notice on the boiler?
When something like this happens at the last minute - honesty is the best policy - either get it fixed double quick - or advise the buyers that it'll cost £x to repair, and you'll make an adjustment to the selling price accordingly, or if you don't want to upset the apple-cart of paperwork etc - advise them that you'll make a direct payment to cover the cost on completion (outside of the house purchase agreement).
Agreed. The kit is about £80 I think. We can't get it fitted before we move on Wednesday, so are just going to tell the buyers about the problem and offer them £300. They can have the kit fitted, seal the window or, as we and the previous owners did, live with it, knowing there's a CO detector in the room.
The buyers knowing how they can proceed is the best way forward, preferably if there is a financial offer to allow them to get in who they want and sort as they see fit. As someone who was left with a boiler that had over £1k worth of faults on it, I can say from experience its the last thing you need.
