Which? Trusted Trader — independently vetted & approvedBuying or selling a home in West London? Get an independent, Gas Safe engineer's report on the boiler, heating, plumbing, water and drainage — so there are no expensive surprises after you move in.
An independent report on the systems that cost the most to put right.
A house survey covers the structure, but the systems that cost thousands to put right — the boiler, the heating, hidden leaks, tired pipework — often barely get a mention. Our health check fills that gap: a qualified Gas Safe engineer inspects the plumbing and heating and gives you a plain-English report on their real condition, age and the life they've likely got left.
For buyers it's peace of mind — and often a fair basis to renegotiate. For sellers it's a way to show your home's systems are sound, or to put things right on your own terms before they turn up in someone else's survey and cost you the sale.
Make, age, condition, warranty and service history — and how much working life it likely has left.
How the system performs: cold spots, sludge, valves, controls and balance.
Hot water delivery and the flow and pressure you actually get at taps and shower.
Condition of accessible pipework, any old lead or corroded steel, and a working stopcock.
Signs of current or past leaks and the damp they leave behind.
A visual gas safety check of the appliances — we can issue a CP12 where one is needed.
West London is a hard-water area; we flag scale damage and whether treatment would help.
A check of visible drainage and waste pipes, and how well everything runs away.
Buying? A homebuyer's survey will tell you the roof needs attention, but rarely that the boiler is on its last legs or the system is choked with sludge. Knowing before you exchange means no expensive shocks in your first month — and a fair basis to renegotiate if something's wrong.
Selling? Get ahead of the buyer's survey. A clean health check reassures buyers and helps a sale go through smoothly; and where we do find something, you can put it right on your terms rather than watch it knock money off your price or stall the deal.
Book a plumbing & heating health check and move with confidence. Call, WhatsApp or book online.
This is a specialist check of the plumbing, heating, water and drainage systems by a qualified Gas Safe engineer. It's designed to sit alongside a full building survey, not to replace it — for the structure, roof, timbers and the rest, you'll still want a RICS homebuyer's or building survey. What we add is the expert view on the systems those surveys tend to skim over, and which are so often the costly surprises after completion.
A qualified Gas Safe engineer inspects the boiler and controls, central heating and radiators, hot water and pressure, visible pipework and the stopcock, signs of leaks and damp, a visual gas safety check, hard-water and limescale damage, and visible drainage and waste — then gives you a clear written report with photos and an honest view of condition, age and likely life left.
No — and it isn't meant to be. A RICS homebuyer's or building survey covers the structure of the property; our check looks at the plumbing, heating, water and drainage systems in far more depth than those surveys do. The two work well side by side.
Yes — and that's usually the ideal time, while you still have room to renegotiate if we find something that needs money spending on it. We cover West London and can normally book you in quickly.
To avoid surprises. If your systems are sound, a clean report reassures buyers and helps the sale go smoothly. If there's an issue, you'd far rather find it first and deal with it on your terms than have a buyer's survey use it to chip your price or stall the deal.
Yes — a plain-English written report covering everything we checked, with photos of anything worth noting. No jargon and no scaremongering, just a straight assessment you can act on.
Only if you want us to. The report stands on its own. If you'd like anything we flag quoted or put right, we're happy to help — but there's no obligation and no pressure.
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