No completion certificate for boiler

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Drawingaline said:

This happened to us. It was installed properly by a gas safe plumber, invoiced correctly etc. He was just a bit....crap....at paperwork. I told my solicitor straight away. It was installed in 2012 (we sold in 2020) so she said it shouldn't be an issue, and we could get indemnity insurance if they insisted, but they didn't, just asked that it was serviced which we did a few weeks before completion. 

i think gas safe themselves are poor at sending out the certificate even when it has been notified.  possibly because they get extra cash for issuing duplicates!!

Okey00001

AskAsk said:

I got a combi boiler installed in April 2008.  I am selling the house and the seller information form asks for the corgi completion certifcate.  I only have the invoice, written on corgi headed paper, but no registration number is written on there.  Is this going to be a problem?  Will the solicitor insist on the completion certificate?

The boiler has been insured with British Gas homecare for many years and I have landlord gas safety certificates for the boiler up to date as the property was rented out.

Anyone got experience with this?  I am thinking it won't be an issue as the boiler is very old any way and so a new boiler is needed and the fact that British Gas has signed off the boiler each year for gas safety, it is not dangerous.  It was installed by a Corgi registered gas engineer at the time.  However, solicitors can be a stick in the mud for certificates and may not exchange contract until they get a certificate or a retrospective one.

Don't worry if you don't have one.  The regular services are good enough.

Usually when the Solicitor on behalf of the Buyer will go through a long list and they try their utmost to knock down the Sale price of your house.  It also saves the Buyer extra costs if he plans to Buy to Let your house. 

Make sure you do not reduce the price and tell them the sale price has taken into account all that they mention.  The biggest worry will be loss of sale but believe me, someone will pop up and give you a better deal. 

The buyer's solicitor almost threatened us, saying the house is unsafe if it didn't have this or that.  The buyers bought it at the price without knocking price down. Buyers can upgrade the boiler at their own cost.  I bet you they won't as your boiler has had regular service.  The solicitor is splitting hairs -- to get you to knock the price down.

Okey00001

AskAsk said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi

Its not a big deal, just get it checked out for your own safet and intially at least have a carbon monoxide alarm installed just in case.

the boiler has been working since 2008, so 15 years have passed since it was installed, and surprisingly it is still working!  and british gas have been maintaining it since 2009 so it is certainly safe.  there is already a carbon monoxide detector there.

it is not a question of safety but whether the solicitor will insist on the completion certificate for such an old boiler, that is not at risk because of the time it has been in use and its maintenance with british gas.

The buyer's solicitor for our house, picked on every little thing. The double glazing was over 25 years old (but still very good). They even sent their electrician who gave a ridiculous quote to fix things in the house. It was way above any quote.  We ignored and sold it. 

I have heard, that the boiler, radiators and double glazing have not been changed since buyers  bought the house about a year ago and they have Let it out too.