boiling water taps

[MrsPuddle]

Quick question.. I am moving house but have just bought a boiling water tap at great expense (£1.5k, dont judge!) totally love it but...would we be expected to leave it in the house when we move, or would you take it with? Not sure if its worth the hassle of getting a plumber to move it.. but then why give it away?

as a relatively new invention I wonder if this is a new issue for house movers?

I would leave it, I consider it a fixture and fitting like the other taps and the hob. Also ours is so old it has a separate tap amend would leave a hole in the worktop. (But I’d put one in at the new place immediately).

If I was a prospective buyer I would assume it’s a fitting in the kitchen as opposed to a white good that can be removed like a wine fridge/fridge. Then again as long as your estate agent doesn’t list it as an additional feature then I don’t see why you can’t remove it. But I would probably remove it before any viewings to avoid any confusion.

Definitely a fixture and if you want to take it you need to make sure it’s in the relevant form that gets passed over to your buyer before they exchange as they may want to negotiate.

I don't like the taps, but I would be properly pissed off by a seller trying to exclude something which would presumably leave a hole in the worktop meaning I'd have to replace the worktop.

It's a fixture you can't take it if you move.

the hole would be filled with a normal tap attached to the mains.

When we sold our old house we had not long bought a very expensive integrated oven (£2000) we told our buyers that we would be taking it with us but would replace it for them. We bought one in excellent condition (Bosch) from FBMP for £100 from someone who was replacing their kitchen, and fitted it for them. I’d do the same with a boiling tap, wouldn’t replace it with a boiling tap, but wouldn’t leave then tapless, and would make good any resulting damage

The fixture is surely a tap, so can easily be replaced by a normal tap (unless specifically included). @MrsPuddle the question is... do you want the trouble of removing and reinstalling it in the new house or the cost of buying a new one?

We took ours with us, but were clear that we'd be doing this from the start of the process when people were initially viewing. We replaced with a normal tap and sent proof that it was installed before contracts were exchanged. It was worth it for us, couldn't have afforded a new boiling tap for our new property and I love it so didn't want to be without it! Only cost about £100 in total to get it changed for a normal tap at the old house and refitted in the new.

I'd consider it a fixture and expect it to be left.

I'm soon to move into a house with one myself! I don't really see the point of them personally... But I'll keep it going for now, but will replace it with a "normal" tap once it dies. I hear the lifespan on them isn't that great.

I’d unhook it and take it with me. Fit a regular tap from B&Q. Have you already done the inventory? This would be where to state on your solicitors form what is / isn’t included in the sale. You could get in touch with buyers via your solicitor and see if they will make you an offer for the tap to stay. They may be completely not bothered by it.

You are well within your rights to take it with you as long as you declare it to prospective buyers and replace it with a conventional tap. £1.5k is a lot to effectively give away for free.

Only if you tell them surely?

If you went to view a house with all miele or fischer and paykel or neff integrated appliances and arrived to find them all replaced with hotpoint youd be well peeved.

Similarly, why not replace all the villeroy bathroom fittings with screwfix trade fittings?

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Personally I don't like the idea of them at all. If I were your buyer I'd rather you removed it and left me with an acceptable non-boiling replacement. To be honest I am so uninterested in kitchens and appliances I probably wouldn't recognise a boiling tap on a viewing anyway!

We have a boiling water tap and would not dream of taking it if we moved. It’s a fixture.

Feel free to take the light bulbs, curtain rails and vacuum out the air too when you leave.

Do your light bulbs cost £1,5k?

As long as you are up front with prospective buyers that you are taking it with you and replacing it with a normal tap, crack on!