Renting whilst house repaired?

Jeepers_Creepers

As said above, the flue issue is surely very easily solvable, and if there's a delay for any weird reason, simply don't turn on the boiler until it's been sorted (speaking as someone with a non-functioning boiler for the past week and a half (wife, 2 kids, 80-year old mil...)).

And the 'damp' could be a next-to-no issue, or a significant one. Most likely it'll be closer to the former. Your report will list the rooms which are 'suffering' from this 'damp' - in the worst case scenario (floorboards lifted, plaster being hacked off and replaced, etc), could you avoid these rooms if you lived there?

Do you have family or dependants? Or would it only be yourself moving into this new home?  

CinderKona

House is a Victorian terrace, ex rental., but I’ll be living there as handy for work. I visited pre COVID in poor light but saw no obvious signs of damp at the time.

FreeBear

CinderKona said: House is a Victorian terrace

Read up about the benefits of lime plaster & mortar. Don't be tempted to slap on any "waterproof" plaster or any of the dubious "cures" that are touted as solutions for damp. Check for things like elevated ground levels - Ideally, they want to be 150mm or so below the damp proof course. The guttering, downpipes, and any flashing may need some attention, even if it is just a clean out of the gutters.

dimbo61

So over a hundred years old !
Condition of roof, gutters, drains, damp proof course, electrics ( should have a EICR if ex rental ) Gas boiler, gas hob, Gas fire ! With a valid GSC every year.
We have replaced the roof, bathroom, kitchen, full rewire and replaster of whole house, New doors and flooring throughout on our Victorian terraced house in the last 5 years

dimbo61

Sorry forgot the soffits and guttering, plus whole house repainted after plastering 

lesalanos

dimbo61 said:

So over a hundred years old !
Condition of roof, gutters, drains, damp proof course, electrics ( should have a EICR if ex rental ) Gas boiler, gas hob, Gas fire ! With a valid GSC every year.
We have replaced the roof, bathroom, kitchen, full rewire and replaster of whole house, New doors and flooring throughout on our Victorian terraced house in the last 5 years

EICR were only brought in recently so highly unlikely that there will be one 

dimbo61

This is an ex rental property so it should have a EICR.
They are required by law from July 2020 I think 

nick74

dimbo61 said:

This is an ex rental property so it should have a EICR.
They are required by law from July 2020 I think 

The regs apply to new tenancies from 1 July onwards and existing tenancies from 1 April next year, so it is quite possible that a property which is currently ex-rental won't have previously had an EICR.