Please help! Hearing system and selling house

[Twoshoesnewshoes]

we have oil fired central heating and our boiler stopped working- I got quotes for ASHP but the amount of work needed really put me off, as we are planning to move in two or three years.
the boiler has been fixed ‘for now’ but the system is non compliant in so many areas. It would undoubtedly come up in a survey when we sell.
the plumber said to just leave it and sell as is, but to me this would be a massive red flag when selling?
he said people can then chose what system they go with as, whatever we replace it with, we will never see the money back.
but I think it would seem so dodgy?
what would you think?
also, if you’re used to heating systems OFF GAS , would would you want- ASHP, LPG or oil?

Oil absolutely not LPG.
If you replace it, you have piece of mind for the period you are in your home, and you will get your money back, people buying, unless a massive renovation project, will be happy to have a new(ish) boiler in place, that 's a selling point. If you don't you will have to accept that you price your home accordingly, or are prepared for somebody to negotiate the cost of replacing it off the asking price, and also accept some people will be totally put off by this.
I'd get on with it.

Nobody buys a house on what boiler is fitted.

They buy it on what the garden looks like, or how many bedrooms its got, or whether it is close to their kids schools. That's why most new builds have cheap as chips crappy heating equipment fitted that was bought in bulk at the lowest cost.

You might get a few people who try to discount you based on the state of the heating system, but perhaps better to make them aware of that up front and price appropriately.

If the house is in the right area, the right size and the right price for them people will buy it. Heating systems like sofas can be changed. Whether your house is in a slum zone or not can't.

@GasPanic @TMMC1
yes that’s true, our house is in a village and the properties are all fairly unique so I guess someone will want the house not the heating system!
but I really think a newish system is better than a defective one?

Two-three years is a long time to have a shonky heating system.
What if your house doesn’t sell quickly and three years becomes four or more? What will you do/how much will it cost you if it breaks down again? How about if it does it twice? Will you be happy living with a problematic heating system - I’m assuming it broke down Spring/Summer so what’s your back up if it does it again in January?
A heating system isn’t like replacing a dated bathroom or leaving worn carpets. Your own personal comfort and wellbeing would much outweigh the cost/hassle from my perspective.

@TiredCatLady yes thats a good point.
im just so confused with what to do

• new oil system-£15k ish, very un-green
• LPG- £10k a bit greener but expensive and might put people off
• ASHP - also around £15k, lots of upheaval with UFH and radiators

maybe I just do the ASHP and upgrades

What would bills/costs be like after the ASHP is in though that could be a benefit to you and anyone buying the house....I would be concerned buying that an old crappy system may lead to damp or other maintenance so would put me off ... Unless the house is being sold as a project/renovation and priced to reflect that....

running costs should be pretty similar for each system.
no, the house is otherwise in really good condition, lovely location, large garden, beautiful views!

You need to have excellent insulation and no drafts for ASHP to be a good option. Character properties rarely have this and ASHP ends up being a very expensive mistake.

Yes I have double glazing and good insulation 👍🏻

You’d need to declare upfront you had a shoddy system. If not and it came up on a survey you haven’t looked after and maintained it, as a buyer I would wonder what other secrets were lurking.

@PloddingAlong21 yes, and I do think that having a cronky heating system
might make a buyer think there were other issues (there aren’t ) and that we haven’t maintained the house?

Then you should do well with an ASHP. 3 bed-semi, our oil boiler was getting iffy because over 20 years old. We checked out Octopus for a quote and with the Govt BUS grant for ASHP installs we saved £7500 off the total quote. For yours to be £15k you must have a big old house? Anyway we so much prefer the ashp to oil.

@sbplanet that’s very reassuring.
sorry, that’s £15k before the BUS grant!

You have the luxury right now of a working system so have a bit of time to shop around for the right system/installer for an ASHP. This is unlikely to be the case if the current system fails beyond repair - it would be a scramble to get a working system in place asap and could well cost you more. The grant may not always be available too so I would go with ASHP now. A newly built house in our village with an LPG system & solar is an EPC C. That’s outrageous for a house insulated to current regs and will be due to the LPG system I presume.

Have you tried Octopus for a quote? Although the time of them installing ashp's for £500 plus grant seem over - loss leaders of a sort I presume. And they also offer a post install service rate that is very good (£9/month). There's a FB group for info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/838006284614996

@TheTwenties yes that’s a really good point, thank you.
@sbplanet octopus have said they can’t provide us with an ASHP as our heat loss calculation was 13kw - they only go up to 11kw.
though a local provider who is coming to quote next week said octopus often over estimate the heat loss?

Ah, how long ago did they say no? I made an assumption when you said you'd good insulation, well improving that is one way to bring down your heat loss. I think they can/do over estimate the heat losses, and maybe they might re-survey if you'd lessened the heat losses. Ask in the Cosy FaceBook group as it says there is a newer Cosy "Our latest arrival, the Cosy 12, extends our award-winning Cosy heat pump line to cover even more homes, delivering comfort and efficiency for larger heating needs." But it still might not be big enough for your house.

@sbplanet this was about three weeks ago. I had assumed we could have the cosy 12 turbo but sadly not.
they said insulation levels were good, it’s the age of the original part of the house (1920) and the overall size - 166.5 sq metres