We’re in the process of selling our flat and now our heating element has gone in our boiler

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So we’re about 90% done with the sale of our flat and in the last 3 weeks we’ve had a leaking toilet (which we have fixed) and now the heating element has gone in our boiler causing us to not have hot water, except a small amount using the boost function. Should we get it fixed? DH is saying leave it but I think we should get it fixed. We can’t really afford it what with moving and Christmas but I wanted to see everyone else’s opinions

I never considered not doing it. I said my husband was saying not to do it.

Of course it needs to be fixed! I can't believe your DH thinks otherwise - how would he feel if your new house had no heating or hot water?

Thanks for all your replies. As stated I want to fix it but my husband has said he doesn’t want to. The heating is working it literally just doesn’t have a continuous flow of hot water. That being said we can still get hot water just not a full day of it. The boiler is 2 years old (was put in brand new before we moved in)

I’ve said this to him! He doesn’t want to spend out more money when we’ve just fixed our leaking toilet

If it’s only 2 years old it should still be under guarantee. How do you know it’s the element m, have you had an engineer out?

I do get that, but it's a bit "tough shit", really. You can't leave your buyers with no heating or hot water.

If the boiler is that new it might still be in warranty
DH sounds lovely
Get it fixed, it's only fair

If you don't fix it you need to declare that it's not working and expect them to reduce their offer price to the tune of a new boiler as they will have to assume it needs replacing.

I spoke to the manufacturer over the phone and that’s what they said. I’m getting my stepdad to come over and have a look or at least get someone to come and have a look

The manufacturer of a boiler cannot wash their hands off a boiler that gives up working properly in 2 years. That is arguably not fit for purpose. The part may have been faulty in the first place.

Totally get your other half's frustration but it's not really optional. It's either fix it on your own or almost certainly get forced to fix it / cover the cost of fixing it later (likely at greater expense).

A similar thing happened to us, three days before moving in, they did replace the boiler as it was broken, however would not pay for a thermostat or a magnetic filter so we ended up having to sort those oursleves, we couldnt turn the heating off, just right down and the lack of filter meant a build up of sludge and blocked up old pipework. the previous owners even had the cheek to ask us to pay half... we even thought about paying that half until we discovered th rest of the bodge jobs in that house so we told them where to go!!

Same. Our seller also left loads of crap in the garden and loft (including very very heavy planters that she obviously didn't want to pay to dispose of). The place was also filthy. She came to pick up some post a few days later (too tight for a redirection!) and had the cheek to say, "Well, you've got the house now. What are you complaining for?"!! Suffice to say, I told her I was closing the door before I said something I would regret, not to come back, and any other post went in the bin after that!

Fix it OP. You are legally obliged to either declare or fix.

Surely it's still under warranty if it's only 2 years old? Regardless, it's your responsibility to get it repaired.

Ask your dh how he would feel when moving into your new place the heating didn’t work?

you need t9 fix it

You need to fix it.
When we moved in to our house the vendor told us they worked the oil heating by the main switch on the wall as it was “easier”.
It was a seized valve. 🙄

Yep, fix it. Don't be "those people".

We just had a buyer pull out of a sale when we'd spent a fortune addressing an issue but he didn't realise it was all sorted.

This.

Yes you get it fixed! You presumably have declared on the property info form that it is in good working order so that's what it needs to be. Your husband is wrong.
If two years old is there no warranty?