when did the new elec certification come into effect

jockettuk

When you get new electrics done now you have to have a certificate to say its been done and by who etc .. when did this come into effect.

we had our extention build nearly 12 yrs ago and got new electrics with that and a new electric consumer box under the stairs we didnt get a certificate and now going to put the house up for sale, Never heard of it then but wondering if 12 yrs ago should have got a certificate.

Was done by a electrical company so wasnt a diy or cowboy job.

withabix

Last year, if you mean the new regs which prevent you from doing any wiring yourself.

jockettuk

yes thanks.. just had a buyer pull out of our house sale and he was being so pirnickity ( dont know if that spelt right) and wanted to drop the price by another 10k he send a email to me with his i suppose demands on what he wanted and one was a wiring certificate! for the extention is there such a thing prior to last yr. In the end i told him i wasnt lowering the house price any more so he took the huff and pulled out.. Thank god buyer from hell lol..

robnye

iainkirk wrote:

Last year, if you mean the new regs which prevent you from doing any wiring yourself.

1st January 2005

interesting web page here

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=52889&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=0

weekendwarrior

Part P does not apply in Scotland, it only applies to England!

covbaldy

Hi,
Well theres no need to panic! Nobody can demand a certifcate for something you did 12 years ago...

My advice is to get an electrician to come out and do a PIR Periodic Inspection Report to check that it is all safe and in full working order (and if he finds any faults he/you can rectify them) not sure how much this will cost (£150?) but this will slove your problem.

HTH

:beer:

truffle

Electrical work should always be certified to say its ok and has been tested. This was true before the building regulations introduced this as a requirement. Its just now that its a legal requirement and more people and solicitors are aware of them.

The electric company should have issued you a certificate at the time. But if you dont have one then a periodic inspection report should be sufficient for most people for works carried out so long ago

glenstan

we have just had an extension finished to our house and had to get part p , electrician was telling d.h. that lots of people selling houses are getting him to do a periodic inspection report, i think this is going to be the norm, it may cost 100 to 150 quid but it lets potential buyers see, they will not have to worry about the wiring for at least 5 years. the vendor knowing he has done the best he can to provide the info will not be put in the position of having to drop price because," the wiring might need doing".

shelly

As others have said you won't need a cert for work done 12 years ago. Even now, with new building regs a Part P cert isn't necessary all the time. We had an extension built last year onto our lounge, we followed building regs but didn't have to get a Part P cert for the electrical work because we didn't add a new ring main, extend a kitchen or bathroom ring main, or put any outside lighting in. Hubby done all the electrics himself.

Lady_Pink

As others have said, it's easy enough to get a periodic inspection report. We've just bought our first house and wanted to be sure about things so paid to have drains etc tested - it cost us £80 for the guy who tested the electrics. We got a full report highlighting things that COULD be done, but stating that it was all safe and as it should be. Sounds like you're better off without that buyer! If you get a report done yourself you can hang onto it and show a copy to any prospective buyers to prove it's all OK. Good Luck with the house sale :-)