Dizzy gas

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Never seen anything like this. Lead out of the meter, tee into copper to the right, which itself tees again. The bottom pipe goes under the concrete floor to the boiler and 2 gas fires. The pipe that goes through the wall - no idea, since behind that wall is a void under the stairs.

There is another tee into copper at the top, which splits again behind the meter, one pipe goes down under the floor to the cooker, the other goes back into lead and up i assume to the gas heater on the landing.

Redundant supply pipe sticking up out of the ground?

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Oh and the area stinks of gas.

Our new house that we - hopefully - get the keys for this week.

All you see before you is being ripped out and renewed. One boiler and one cooker connection, possibly a gas fire connection.
 
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Not my house yet. Or I would have. Agent only let us in to refresh our memory after a lengthy sale process since we last saw it. Soon as I get keys im going in to turn gas off and electric and take meter readings. The immersion has been on since we first saw the house in may.

Sale was done by son and daughter on behalf of a deceased parent. Think since the death they've been to the house twice.
 
Would seem prudent that the agent calls the gas emergency services first thing tomorrow and meets them with the keys. Irresponsible to leave somewhere that "stinks of gas" without doing anything.
 
Technically a purchaser is responsible from the date they sign the Contract.

So if the house is destroyed after Contract but before completion then purchaser still has to complete at full price even if house is not standing!

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Common sense should prevail. Someone needs to get to the gas meter asp and turn the gas off. Sort out the consequences later.
 
You should have invited the agent to smell the gas with you and then pointed out the sticker on the front of the meter to him/her!
 
It seems there should be a dictate that requires agents to turn off the gas and perhaps leccie on properties that are to be left unoccupied for lengthy periods - or they should be required to call in a competent person to give things an appraisal. This is because agents are usually the first person in such properties.

In a previous job, I used to have to attend various empty properties to investigate sources of leaks in dwellings adjacent to or below - the state of some of them defied belief... and the agents I collected keys from would only ever get involved in the event of an emergency, hence me being called out!
Wouldn't want to be a neighbour!
 
Would seem prudent that the agent calls the gas emergency services first thing tomorrow

Might be more prudent to call the gas emergency service yourself and give them contact details for the agent / present owner. If there is good reason the gas people can force entry to close off the gas supply. I am not allowed to say anything about stale gas smells on this forum
 
Bernard actually has a valid point, call it in, they have rights of entry so if agent refuses access they will make entry.

On a plus note it may even get you some leverage on price if there is a leak on the outlet.
 
Why come on here voicing your concerns about a potential gas leak when all you had to do is turn off ECV..beggars belief.
 

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