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Gas safety check/certificate?
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I have no reason to suspect its defective - it was just raised in my contract discussions by my solicitor - so when I got a call from the EA explaining that the vendor would not be providing this, I thought it might be something I should do.
But a broken boiler wouldn't put us off the purchase overall, so given it has no legal grounding and no real tangible impact on whether or not we'd want to complete, I don't see this as urgent and will forgo such a check..
Unless someone tells me I'm crazy...0 -
proformance said:I have no reason to suspect its defective - it was just raised in my contract discussions by my solicitor - so when I got a call from the EA explaining that the vendor would not be providing this, I thought it might be something I should do.
But a broken boiler wouldn't put us off the purchase overall, so given it has no legal grounding and no real tangible impact on whether or not we'd want to complete, I don't see this as urgent and will forgo such a check..
Unless someone tells me I'm crazy...0 -
Irishpearce26 said:proformance said:I have no reason to suspect its defective - it was just raised in my contract discussions by my solicitor - so when I got a call from the EA explaining that the vendor would not be providing this, I thought it might be something I should do.
But a broken boiler wouldn't put us off the purchase overall, so given it has no legal grounding and no real tangible impact on whether or not we'd want to complete, I don't see this as urgent and will forgo such a check..
Unless someone tells me I'm crazy...2 -
Regardless of whether they are a tenant or homeowner they will have been given a commissioning certificate that shows it was installed by an accredited gas engineer. Then they would have maintenance certificates for when they have had the appliances maintained all of which can void insurance claims if they are not carried out.0
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Irishpearce26 said:proformance said:I have no reason to suspect its defective - it was just raised in my contract discussions by my solicitor - so when I got a call from the EA explaining that the vendor would not be providing this, I thought it might be something I should do.
But a broken boiler wouldn't put us off the purchase overall, so given it has no legal grounding and no real tangible impact on whether or not we'd want to complete, I don't see this as urgent and will forgo such a check..
Unless someone tells me I'm crazy...davidmcn said:Irishpearce26 said:proformance said:I have no reason to suspect its defective - it was just raised in my contract discussions by my solicitor - so when I got a call from the EA explaining that the vendor would not be providing this, I thought it might be something I should do.
But a broken boiler wouldn't put us off the purchase overall, so given it has no legal grounding and no real tangible impact on whether or not we'd want to complete, I don't see this as urgent and will forgo such a check..
Unless someone tells me I'm crazy...1 -
Irishpearce26 said:Regardless of whether they are a tenant or homeowner they will have been given a commissioning certificate that shows it was installed by an accredited gas engineer.
If they've had any relevant maintenance carried out, yes.Then they would have maintenance certificates for when they have had the appliances maintained
Where are you getting this from? What sort of insurance?all of which can void insurance claims if they are not carried out.5 -
Irishpearce26 said:Regardless of whether they are a tenant or homeowner they will have been given a commissioning certificate that shows it was installed by an accredited gas engineer. Then they would have maintenance certificates for when they have had the appliances maintained all of which can void insurance claims if they are not carried out.
So do you think I should just ask them for any of the most recent maintenance/inspections docs?0 -
davidmcn said:Irishpearce26 said:Regardless of whether they are a tenant or homeowner they will have been given a commissioning certificate that shows it was installed by an accredited gas engineer.
If they've had any relevant maintenance carried out, yes.Then they would have maintenance certificates for when they have had the appliances maintained
Where are you getting this from? What sort of insurance?all of which can void insurance claims if they are not carried out.
I would be concerned if there was no maintenance carried out especially on my boiler and dependent on age.
Many home insurance providers wont pay out a claim if the appliance that caused damage was not installed by a certified engineer or maintained but you could determine that in your T&Cs of your policy. This is also the cause for any active warranties the appliances may have.
Im sure it will all be fine but I would want to have the peace of mind and ensure that the appliances are reflective of the price of the house. The house we are buying has original boiler (22 years old) has been maintained regularly but I asked for a £3k reduction as its passed the estimated lifespan of 15 years my vendors agreed without hesitation.0 -
Irishpearce26 said:davidmcn said:Irishpearce26 said:Regardless of whether they are a tenant or homeowner they will have been given a commissioning certificate that shows it was installed by an accredited gas engineer.
If they've had any relevant maintenance carried out, yes.Then they would have maintenance certificates for when they have had the appliances maintained
Where are you getting this from? What sort of insurance?all of which can void insurance claims if they are not carried out.5 -
we don;t have insurance anyway. What insurance would this be? Boiler insurance?0
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