No heating upstairs

[babyg24]

Just a moan really.

I bought a house last year. I got divorced so I was on my own with kids. No family here.

Older house but had been modernised new kitchen/bathroom between 10-15 years ago so liveable. Within budget and right size and location for myself and kids.

Had a full survey done as I'm on my own and I don't know what I'm looking for at/ and I felt more comfortable buying a property knowing that was done.

Nothing bad on survey so went ahead.

Move in and realise after a few days that there is no heating in bedrooms (it was summer at the time but I kept thinking something didn't look right about the rooms!).

The house is over 3 storeys, so there is only radiators downstairs in living areas. 5 in total.

Previous owners had lots and lots of stuff.

I know it's my fault for not checking properly. It's just something that never occurred to me.

Never something that was thrown up by conveyancer, previous owners, estate agent... I suppose it's down to me though to make these checks?

I've never bought a house before and I'm lucky to have this house, however myself and the children are cold and I just needed a moan.

I can't afford to have the work done right now and will need to save for a while. Which is what it is.

I just wondered if I'm wrong to be a little angry that it was never mentioned by anyone or is this normal in some houses?

That's a good shout @Winter2020

Just been looking at my surveyors report and it states "no obvious discrepancies between EPC and subject property"...

The central heating system is also mentioned in the report (confusing as others have commented that the survey is only concerned with structural matters!). It says-

"Central heating is provided by a gas fired combination boiler located in the kitchen. Heating to the rooms is provided by radiators. There are gas fires in the dining room and living room.
The central heating was running at the time of the inspection and appeared serviceable. "

Just want to highlight that it says heating to "the rooms" is provided by radiators?

I know it's vague but :(

So on the EPC the main heating is listed as good and says "boiler, radiators and mains gas".

Wonder if it is worth querying?

It's hard to heat damp air op. I also agree a dehumidifier would be a better investment than new heaters.

I have these everywhere in all the nooks and cranies and wardrobes ect Crystal dehumidifiers

Central heating is the type of heating in a house. It is not descriptive of heating covering the whole house.

So your report stated it was working on inspection. That's all they need to state.

Sorry you feel hard done by but you've only yourself to blame.

@MyLadyTheKingsMother I was referring to a previous suggestion by another poster regarding querying the EPC rating.

House is rated D and I would potentially have access to grants through the local authority if the rating is E or below...

It’s got to be worth looking into @babyg24. At the end of the day yes you have central heating but the house is likely to get damp upstairs due to no heating there. The EPC is based on lots of environmental factors - insulation, type of windows, etc but also heating is specifically mentioned. And it’s partly assessed on how much a homeowner will spend on heating and energy bills. If you have to run dehumidifiers and electric heaters you will be spending more. I would think it’s worth a good go and going down the environmental route.