Right to buy, landlords responsibilities?

[Linnet]

If you have the right to buy and apply to buy your property the landlord has certain obligations in respect to repairs that he has to carry out while the process is ongoing.

From what I've read it states that the landlord "must keep in good repair the structure and exterior of your home and keep in good repair and proper working order the installations in the house for the supply of water,gas and electricity and for sanitation".
What about the gas central heating system? Does anyone know if that would be covered? I.e if heating stopped working while the buying was being processed would the landlord get someone to come out and fix it or would that be our responsibility?

Don't want to start the buying process only for the heating to pack up and have them refuse to fix it in the middle of winter. No reason to think the heating would pack up but sods law and all that.

anyone have any idea?

Presume it's a Council House then?

I'm off to bed, now - but I work for my local council. So... if it is a Council House then it will be removed from any schedule of programmed works (eg replacement windows, etc) but you are still entitled to the usual emergency repairs service until the sale is complete.

As far as I know that is a statutory obligation.

I can't give you any info relevant to a non-council property.

Why not go on your landlord's website and look at the info on right to buy. Hopefully they will have a tenants' handbook on the website.

Owners of properties (in your case the landlord) are legally obliged to keep the property in as good order as when offer was accepted until the purchase is complete. If I were selling a tenanted flat either to the tenant or another landlord and the boiler packed in, I would have to pay for it to be mended.

It's a Housing Association property. like I said I have no reason to think the heating will breakdown, or the boiler will die a death, but just wondered if they would still be responsible as it doesn't specifically say that in the guidelines booklet. I take it they would also carry out the gas fire servicing if the appointment fell during the buying process?

Thanks, just wondered if anyone knew.