Buying a flat as a FTB - didn't know it only had electric underfloor heating

grumpy_codger

Jungleflow said:

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Can only imagine that the bills would be astronomical and that replacing the system would cost a packet too. 

Would it even be worth trying to renegotiate on price?

I'm no expert, but I think it's not uncommon for flats not to have gas and to have only electric heating. And if it's electric, underfloor wouldn't make much difference as against usual radiators. Only electric storage heaters with a special tariff can save money compared to ordinary electric heaters.

mlz1413

Underfloor and storage heating usually has a 2 tier price tariff. Night is cheap and day more expensive.   Although I am not sure if that is still an option.

New storage heaters are a 1000 times better than the ones from the 70s!  They detect open windows, have excellent timers, boost facility and you can set holidays.

I recently did up a flat i own with ine of these and the tenant said he was paying around £20pm and he worked from home. Lived there 2 years and never said the heating was expensive. But equally I've no idea what temperature he kept it at.

Many 1960 to 70s flat will have energy guzzling heaters as energy was cheap back then.

So I'd check out what you would want to do before continuing with the purchase. 

youth_leader

I hope you can find somewhere else in your budget that offers both forms of energy in case of power cuts. My old house was electric and oil and I was lucky enough to have a woodburner too, we could heat a kettle on top of it.