The last thing you want is to buy a property, only to find out there’s trouble with the heating system. With a central heating survey (also known as the homebuyer’s or pre-purchase central heating survey), you’ll know what you’re getting before you buy. We perform a visual assessment of your system and provide a report detailing its condition and ability to meet your hot water needs. In the event that changes or upgrades are needed, estimate costs are provided.
Customers sometimes use this information to negotiate a reduction in the sale price of a property they’re buying to offset the cost of these changes.
We’ll look for visible signs of existing and potential issues, e.g. if a radiator’s too small to reliably heat a room, evidence of water leaks or corrosion etc. All of our gas engineers are Gas Safe registered, making them fully qualified to perform these checks on your behalf.
A central heating survey is a visual inspection, and no physical checks or changes will be made. If physical checks are needed or you have heating or hot water issues, we recommend booking in a reactive visit instead at the half-hour rate (one-hour minimum).
The survey takes between one and two hours to complete. During the survey, we’ll assess the following system parts:
After the inspection, we’ll provide a written report detailing our findings. If there’s a problem, or if you need upgrades, we can provide a cost estimate for the repair, replacement or installation work.
We needed a gas engineer in a hurry on a Saturday. Our call was answered straight away and we had a gas engineer with us a few hours later. After a thorough investigation he could not find a fault in our property so he kindly called the national grid on our behalf who came to check the gas supply outside of the house. We appreciated that he thought to do this.
Helen, Homerton, E9
Prompt, polite, professional service. The gas engineer was at my house within the hour. Really couldn't be more efficient. I highly recommend Aspect for emergency call outs.
Lynn, Muswell Hill, N10
Arrived on time (after calling beforehand) and serviced our gas fire. He explained a couple of helpful things I didn’t know and left me with a signed gas safety record. I feel much happier the fire has been properly serviced and wouldn’t hesitate to use Aspect again.
Rita, Dulwich Village, SE21
We provide central heating surveys at the fixed price of £150.00 + VAT.
If you want someone to assess the condition of your own home central heating system, we can do that too. A member of the team will perform a survey at the half-hourly rate, before providing a fixed quote for any recommended upgrades. They can also perform physical tests for a more detailed assessment than what you’d normally get from a standard central heating survey.
A central heating system survey is not an alternative to getting your boiler serviced, which is an important health check of your boiler that should be performed each year. It’s also vital for keeping your boiler’s warranty intact. In addition, a central heating survey is separate to the Gas Safety Record (or CP12), which is a certified safety check of your gas appliances and a legal requirement for landlords of tenanted properties.
We’re fully trade accredited. Aspect is registered with Gas Safe and a member of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). In addition, the Aspect Guarantee covers our tradesmen’s workmanship for up to 12 months.
When you book a central heating survey from one of our heating engineers, you can count on getting the advice you need from an experienced member of the team.
Having a CCTV drain survey done before buying a property will highlight any drainage problems or repair work that needs doing. It can pick up issues such as scale build-up, cracks and faults, ingress of tree roots, collapse and other blockages.
A pro-active approach to roof repairs could help you avoid storm damage and associated emergency repair work. The findings and recommendations of a roof inspection will allow for small issues to be fixed, preventing them from becoming bigger problems in the future.
Our gas engineers work on heating systems across Central London, all of the London boroughs and many parts of the Home Counties. These include Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex.
If you need a central heating survey outside of these areas, we might still be able to assist. Our scheduling team will check availability to see if there’s an engineer who can help.
Submit your callback request and someone will be in touch. We’re available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We have a dedicated team of account handlers to support multi-site customers and commercial properties. These include: Restaurants, Bars, Offices, Retail, Landlords, Letting Agencies, Hotels, Schools, Embassies, Care Homes and more.
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