A homebuyer survey will tell you the boiler exists. It will not tell you whether it works. This will, in writing, backed by a full service and a gas safety check on every appliance.
A standard homebuyer report is produced by a surveyor, not a gas engineer. On heating it will usually say something close to: a gas boiler was observed, we recommend a specialist inspection before purchase. That sentence is doing a lot of work, and it is where most buyers stop looking.
This is that specialist inspection, and it goes further than a look round. The boiler gets a full service while I am there, because stripping it down and running the numbers is the only honest way to tell you what condition it is really in. A visual inspection tells you the boiler is twelve years old. A service and a combustion test tell you whether those twelve years were kind to it.
Because without it the report is guesswork. Anyone can look at a boiler and tell you it is old. Servicing it is what turns an opinion into evidence: the combustion figures, the state of the heat exchanger, how the safety devices behave under test. That is the difference between "the boiler looks tired" and a written assessment you can hand to a solicitor.
It is also worth something after you move in. A service that has just been done is a service you do not need to pay for again this year.
A written report emailed within 24 hours, with the actual readings and a plain-English verdict on each item, not a tick in a box. It includes advisories (what to keep an eye on), recommended further checks (anything that needs a different trade, such as an electrician), and indicative costs for anything that needs doing.
That last part is what you can use. A written figure from a Gas Safe engineer is a far stronger negotiating position than "the boiler looks a bit old".
The same report works the other way round. If your heating is sound, having it in writing removes an obvious thing for a buyer to chip away at, and you have a fresh service record to show. If something does need doing, you find out before a buyer's surveyor does, and you decide whether to fix it or price it in. Either way you are not negotiating blind.
The Full System Health Check is £180 and adds the water side: mains water pressure, flow rate, water hardness and the limescale reducer. Those four readings decide whether the property can support a decent shower, or the bigger combi you may be planning to fit.
If you are buying and the hot water matters to you, or you already suspect you will replace the boiler, the extra £30 is the best value on this website. There is no sense discovering after completion that the mains flow rate will never support the boiler you had in mind.
This is not a CP12 landlord certificate, and it is not a guarantee. A gas appliance can be safe and working on the day I test it and fail six months later, as any mechanical thing can. What the report gives you is an accurate, recorded picture of the heating and gas installation on the day of inspection, from someone with 16 years on the tools and no interest in whether the sale goes through.
I also will not quote you for work on a property you do not own yet. The indicative costs are there so you know the numbers, not as a sales document.
You will need the agent or the vendor to let me in, with access to the boiler, the gas meter and the consumer unit. It takes around 2 hours, so it needs a morning or afternoon slot. I can usually fit these in at short notice, which matters when you are working to an exchange date.
Based in Croydon, I cover an 8-mile radius across South London including Croydon, Bromley, Sutton, Thornton Heath, Purley, Lambeth and Wandsworth.
Full boiler service, gas safety check on every appliance, system and bonding checks, and a written report with advisories, further checks and indicative costs within 24 hours.
No. A surveyor is not Gas Safe registered and cannot test a gas appliance. Most homebuyer reports say a boiler was observed and recommend a specialist inspection before purchase. This is that inspection, carried out by a Gas Safe engineer with a calibrated analyser, and it includes a full service so the findings are based on evidence rather than a look round.
Yes. The full manufacturer service checklist is part of the £150. Without it the report would be guesswork: servicing the boiler is what produces the combustion figures and shows the real condition of the heat exchanger and safety devices. It also means the boiler has a fresh service when you move in.
The extra £40 covers the additional condition and system assessment and the written report itself, with advisories, recommended further checks and indicative costs. The report is the part you can take to a solicitor or an agent, and it is the part that takes the time.
The Full System Health Check is £180 and adds the water side: mains water pressure, flow rate, water hardness and the limescale reducer. Those readings decide whether the property can support good hot water or a bigger combi. If you are buying and the hot water matters, or you expect to replace the boiler, the extra £30 is well spent.
That is most of the point. It includes indicative costs, so if the boiler is near the end of its life you have a written figure from a Gas Safe engineer rather than a vague worry. That is a far stronger position than saying the boiler looks old.
No. A CP12 is a landlord's gas safety record for a property you own or let, and it can only be issued to the person responsible for the appliances. This is an inspection report for a buyer or seller. If you are a landlord and need the certificate, book a CP12 at £70.
Usually at short notice, because I know these are tied to exchange dates. It takes around 2 hours and you will have the written report within 24 hours. You will need the agent or vendor to arrange access to the boiler, the gas meter and the consumer unit.
Only the main protective bonding to the gas pipework, which is part of a gas installation check. Full electrical testing is a separate trade and needs a qualified electrician. If the bonding looks wrong or is missing, the report will say so and recommend an electrician tests it properly.
£150 for a full service, a gas safety check on every appliance and a written report with indicative costs. Usually at short notice.