Does an appliance warranty transfer to new home owner?

colinjoss67

I moved house in 11/22. The house had been refurbished and with all new appliances by the previous owners. The Beko Induction hob now has an issue. I contacted Beko who stated that the appliance warranties don't transfer to new owners. Is this legally correct?

NBLondon

Surely it depends on what the warranty T&C says - the first owner made that agreement.  There's no obligation on the manufacturer to allow an owner to sell on the warranty with the goods.  You effectively bought second-hand appliances.

user1977

What does the warranty say? There's no legal principle that it must transfer. If you wanted to ensure that you'd have the benefit of any warranties, that's something which you should have dealt with during the conveyancing process.

DullGreyGuy

colinjoss67 said:

I moved house in 11/22. The house had been refurbished and with all new appliances by the previous owners. The Beko Induction hob now has an issue. I contacted Beko who stated that the appliance warranties don't transfer to new owners. Is this legally correct?

Warranties are extra protections above and beyond any consumer rights someone may have. As they arent defined by statute they can say pretty much whatever they want so the provider of the warranty can decide if its transferable or not. 

Most warranties arent transferable, allowing them to be transferred causes a headache. However, most who do a refurb to sell wont register the warranty leaving the buyer free to register the warranty for themselves. The one problem with this however is many warranties have a maximum time from date of purchase to register the warranty and so may well be time blocked by the time the house has been marketed, offers, exchange and completion have all happened. 

With some manufacturers the registration period for new builds can start from the date of first occupant moving in rather than date of purchase of the appliance... its much greyer when it comes to refurbishments. 

screech_78

Yes, it’s legally correct if that’s the terms of the warranties. These are in addition to your statutory rights and can have any terms they like. 

Unfortunately though, you also don’t have any consumer rights as these lie with the original purchaser. 

colinjoss67

Thanks all for replying.