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The shared-ownership statement shows a rent figure and the survey rates a boiler. Why is the rent not a condition rating of the boiler?

The rent is not a condition rating of the boiler because it is a money figure on the shared-ownership statement, not a survey of the appliance. You buy a share and pay rent on the rest. That rent is the payment described in the statement. The survey has rated the boiler as a piece of equipment in the home. The two lines come from different documents and answer different questions. A rent figure does not say the boiler is sound, and the boiler rating does not say what the rent should be.

Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Written for buyers in England and Wales unless this answer says otherwise. No named surveyor has signed this page. It is general guidance, not a report on your house, and not legal advice.

What is the fuller explanation?

GOV.UK describes shared ownership as part-buy and part-rent. The statement's rent figure is an accounting line for the share you do not own. It is not produced by looking at flues, cases, or service records. The survey rates the boiler from what could be seen, and a home survey does not test gas. Even a full service record, if one existed in the pack, would still not turn the rent into a condition label. Money paid for the unsold share is not a grade on the heating.

Ask the solicitor what the rent covers and whether the boiler is inside the landlord's repairing duty or yours. Ask separately for the boiler's service history. Do not let a tidy rent figure stand in for that history, and do not ask the survey to reprice the rent because it marked the boiler. The survey has not audited the statement. The statement has not inspected the boiler.

What should you ask your surveyor?

  • What did you actually see on the boiler, and what rating did you give it?
  • Did you treat any rent figure as part of that rating, or are the documents separate?
  • Has a gas test been left outside this survey?

What are the typical next steps?

  1. Keep the rent figure and the boiler rating in different columns.
  2. Ask the solicitor who repairs the boiler under the shared-ownership lease.
  3. Ask for the service history rather than reading it into the rent.

Costs vary with the building and with who you instruct. Where this page does not cite a published figure, ask the surveyor, a relevant specialist, or your solicitor for a written quote. Do not treat a forum average as the price.

Also asked about this

If the rent is paid up to date, is the boiler in good order?

No. Paid rent shows a payment, not a working boiler. The survey rated the appliance from the visit. The statement did not. Up to date rent does not service the flue, clear a leak, or change the condition rating the survey has already given.

Does the survey rating change the rent on the statement?

No. The rating describes the boiler. It does not amend the shared-ownership statement or the rent on the unsold share. If the boiler needs work, who pays is a lease question. The survey has not recalculated the rent and has not told the landlord to do so.

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