Richard Faulkner wrote:

In message , Anna Kettle
writes

On Sun, 29 May 2005 17:46:58 GMT, "Jim S"
wrote:

Hi,

I am going to sell my house in a couple of months time and may main
worrying
concern is that we have no central heating installed. Just a boiler
for the
hot water.

So my questions to the group a

1. Do I sell the house as it is and expect a slightly lower price?

2. If I do need to have the system then what would be a rough
estimate of
costs.


There is a retired estate agent in the group who will give good advice.


Do you mean me?? g

Firstly, it is impossible to value a house to within the range of the
cost of central heating, i.e. to within £3,000/£4,000, so you will never
know if you got more because of the heating, or less because of the lack.

In general:

more people want central heating than dont
Some people are happy, or even prefer, to fit their own.
Some people will not buy without central heating.

On the whole, I would suggest that a house with C/H is more saleable
and, in the softening market, it may be sensible to fit it.

Not sure if this is good advice - more of a waffle around the subject g


Thts te hanswer. Foit the cheapest crappo combi you can. so its just
liveable in,. in the knowledge that anyone with any sense will rip it
ouit and install something decent anyway.


In te same vein as paintng the whole house magnolia, not because anyone
likes it, but becaus it just makes it look 'cared for'