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No gas supply at property

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KurriKawari · 13/07/2022 01:22

I've seen a lovely house for sale, but says this in the description.

"We have also been advised there is no gas supply to this property or the road it is situated on, the property is currently maintained by underfloor heating, supplied by an air source pump and electric. However, we would advise that you check this with your legal advisor before exchanging contracts."

Would this put you off? What would I need to consider and ask the vendor/estate agent/legal advisor? Thank you.

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RamblingFar · 13/07/2022 02:02

Sounds relatively normal in more rural areas. There's thousands of UK properties with no gas connection. The smaller villages around here all are without connections. I'd expect to use electric or oil instead. Presumably the bit about the road not having connection is to point out it's a wider issue in the area and you're unlikely to be able to afford to connect.

Withthewind · 13/07/2022 02:06

No, sounds pretty normal to me. A lot of properties are air source pump or electric only

MintJulia · 13/07/2022 02:14

No, it sounds normal to me.

Is there a log burner? Ground source heat pumps are great for general autumn and winter weather but not so good for providing extra heat in severe cold snaps. There's usually some kind of extra heating for those very cold days.

MrsJamin · 13/07/2022 07:18

You don't need extra heat source to heat in winter, we had our air source heat pump installed on a cold snap and it worked brilliantly. And you definitely don't need a polluting log burner.
I wouldn't be put off at all by the house without gas if it had an ASHP, I'd think it was a great thing. Why wouldn't you?

hannahcolobus · 13/07/2022 09:31

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KurriKawari · 13/07/2022 12:27

Thank you so much. I've never seen it flagged in a description, so thought it was something to be worried about. Problem is I love the house, but haven't even got ours on the market yet :(

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ApolloandDaphne · 13/07/2022 12:30

We had no mains gas at our rural property but were able to have a gas hob and a gas fire by using gas canisters.

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 13/07/2022 12:34

My entire village has no gas. Homes are a mix of oil, lpg and solid fuel heating. Normal. Heat pump sounds good if property is well enough insulated to make it work. We looked into it when doing this house up but for various reasons it would likely not have worked well. We have lpg heating and water so just like a normal gas heating system and an induction hob.

sleepymum50 · 13/07/2022 12:39

We have no gas at our house either, we use LPG gas in canisters, for our hob only. We buy them locally. You buy the gas, and return the empty bottles.

If you have to buy a gas hob you need to make sure the nozzles can be adapted for the LPG gas.

Africa2go · 13/07/2022 12:52

Parents' village is the same - they have oil central heating - have an oil tank in the garden (discreetly placed).

TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth · 13/07/2022 17:24

No gas here. Most of us have oil central heating (tank in garden), some lpg. We use a cooker with an electric induction hob; some use gas in canisters to have a gas hob - the canisters are outside and the hobs are normal gas hobs … it’s not like a camp stove!

Prices here have been going through the roof, so clearly it’s not putting people off.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 13/07/2022 17:28

Gas is supposed to be being phased out over the next couple of decades anyhow, so it wouldn't necessarily be a problem if you were to move in the future, either.

Abzs · 13/07/2022 17:32

We have no gas supply to our village. Quite normal here, oy the city and bigger commuter towns have it.
Our house has ground source heating (we changed it from oil) and two gas bottles to run the hob off. There's a local ground/air source/solar installer who are constantly busy.
I'll admit we've yet to do a bad winter on the ground source, but it warmed back up nicely after being off in the storms and we have a wood burner for back up.

Shoopitypoop · 13/07/2022 17:38

It might also be an indicator of legal issues with the road. Our road is unadopted and also not on the gas mains. Basically anything from phone lines to gas supply that would involve digging up the road needs to be cleared and paid for by the legal owner of the road.

TamSamLam · 13/07/2022 17:40

It's fine and normal. It's highlighted because some companies/people will automatically devalue it due to lack of gas central heating, that's inaccurate because this isn't storage heaters and gas is expensive. It's also a modern system and I would much prefer it to old gas central heating that might have issues.

stratforduponavon · 13/07/2022 17:44

We have no gas and a ASHP. Its fine but I have a maintenance contract with the manufacturer. I wouldnt trust British Gas with something as complex as this.

Top maintenance contract costs £350 per year

pogostickplastique · 13/07/2022 17:46

KurriKawari · 13/07/2022 12:27

Thank you so much. I've never seen it flagged in a description, so thought it was something to be worried about. Problem is I love the house, but haven't even got ours on the market yet :(

Then put it on the market... it may sell straight away if you do. The only way to find out is to actually do it.

bigbluebus · 13/07/2022 18:07

Another one here who lives in a large village with no gas pipeline. It passes to the South of us about a mile away.
We've got oil, ndn (both sides) have LPG and behind us have ASHP.

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