boiler cover similar to british gas homecare

I Ditched British Gas years ago. Moved to AA for a few years until they shut down and sold everything off to Homeserve who were an absolute nightmare to deal with, so then went across to SSE Home services who have been spot on and continuously undercut the prices for BG Homecare.

SSE Are currently rebranding everything over to the OVO Brand so as a new customer that's who you would have to sign up with if you went with them. But I have only had positive experiences with them and would say they're worth looking into.

Homeserve

I've been with British Gas for years but I was always able to cancel and then re-sub until last year when I lost out on probably about £80 and I was really annoyed. This year I went with OVO or Corgi as it's known. I've yet to get any cashback but its half price for I think 6 months.
My combi is over 10 years old now anyway so I'm thinking about getting it replaced but I am hoping for some scheme so I can get it done as I own my own home and get no benefits, which would entitle me to do that.

Give them a call and negotiate the price down.

Other than that ask your local neighbours and friends to see if they can recommend an independent guy/company.

Our boiler is a Potterton (Baxi owned brand) so when the chap I had annually to service the boiler couldn't repair a fault and wanted to just replace it, I contacted Baxi to get an engineer out and they offered a plan that was the same price as the call out and cost of any parts. They replaced the expansion vessel that had split and I didn't need a new boiler, nor did I use the shyster that was charging me a hundred quid to give it a look over each year.

When the plan came to an end they offered me a discount (as they had already seen the boiler and knew it to be well maintained and working) and threw in a service as well. I think I am paying £23 a month, and the service was £100, so I'm more than happy with the deal. The boiler is now 10 years old and things will wear and, from the experience I had, it is better to have someone who knows the boiler look at it than some plumber from Yellow Pages who just wants a quick cash visit and see if they can get a couple fo grand out of you for a new boiler when you don't need one.

buy Home emergency cover with your home insurance. always has been cheaper for me 20-40 on top. some insurance company even throw this for free with home insurance.