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Is it possible/allowed to run a flue from the boiler inside my kitchen and along the top of my sitting room walls and out through the main external wall? (not ideal but guess could box it in but would also need planning permission for flue to exit this wall - my upstairs neighbours are currently...

It currently goes straight out into lightwell which was apparently ok to do when I bought the flat and installed it there 12 years ago.

I think they didn't know what to do and the job is abit of a b*****d to do. I'd still like to try to do it this way rather than having to destroy and redecorate my kitchen, take up all the floors for new pipes etc. and have a boiler in my sitting room. Thanks.

P.s. the lightwell isn't enclosed at the top - it's 4 walls but is open at the top at roof level (incase this makes any difference to the advice you're giving. Thanks.

The boiler is currently in my kitchen which is by the lightwell - I'd rather keep it there if possible rather than have to move everything over to the other side of my flat into my sitting room so that the flue could go through the main external wall onto the street outside.

Thanks very much for your advice. The flue has to go outside and run up the wall of the building in the lightwell and I think 10m would just about reach to roof level - is there a maximum height that flues can go to incase 10m not enough?

I've tried that. The first guy suggested a Keston but then didn't send quote as promised (I'd since read not so good reviews anyway), the second guy suggested Baxi but never contacted me again (think maybe not too happy with the possibilty of having to absail down the building to fix to wall)...

Because the lightwell is quite small and there are 3 floors above me that have kitchen and bathroom windows opening out onto it (fume possibilities I guess).

My boiler has just been condemmed as the flue which goes into a small lightwell is no longer allowed. I need to change my boiler anyway from a regular combi to, I guess, a condensing one (from what I've read) for a 1 bedroom flat. My main concern is what to do about the flue - it will need to...