How long to receive certificate after Part P work

santana-mx3

We had our kitchen re-done last September and we still haven't received a certificate for the electrical work. We have chased this up with MFI several times and they always give the excuse that there is a backlog (not with them or their fitters but with the people who issue the certificates).

I don't know how all this works, so does what they say sound believable? It doesn't make sense to me that it can take this long.

One other question: when you have electrical work carried out by a firm of electricians (rather than a Part P registered fitter), do you need a certificate from them too (in which case what sort) or are they not required if the invoice etc. show the appropriate memberships/qualifications etc?

Thanks for your help.

robby-01

the person carrying out the work either part p registered fitter or electrician ,Should have issued you with a certificate for the work carried out.
What type depends upon the level and type of work done.In the case of kitchen work that involves a simple circuit extension a minor works certificate is usually issued.The person carrying out the work then registers the job with his part p scheme service provider who then register the job with building control on his behalf.You should then recieve a second certificate through the post which states that the job has been registered and that the person who carried out the work is competent etc etc.
All work must be notified to building control witin 30 days of completion.
When I do jobs that require a part p certificate I register them on the day I have finished the work and then it can take up to 2 weeks for the confirmation of registration to reach the customer.
If it was done last september my guess is that they have not registered the job.Ask mfi for the name of the scheme the contractor who did the electrical work is registered under you can then log on to there website and check if they are really registered or not.

santana-mx3

Following on from my original post and Robby's reply, we have been chasing up MFI who still persisted with the "there is a backlog" story but now also told us that the fitter who did the job suddenly retired. So it's looking like he didn't register the job and he probably isn't signed up for this anymore if he's retired. They still said they would sort it out for us, but then they phoned us on Monday to say that they weren't obliged to supply any certificate relating to Part P because the work was done before May 06. Where did that date come from? I thought it was the begining of 05? We insisted the certificate is still required and they went back to the chasing it up story. All we have from them at the moment is a guarantee certificate for the kitchen fitting - nothing about the electrics (except on the invoice the now retired fitter left). The whole point of getting MFI to sort out the fitting with their approved fitters was to avoid this sort of problem.

Re the work completed by the electricians (extractor fans - not related to the kitchen work), they did give us a Minor Works Certificate and said at the time that they then register the job when they get back and we would get a second certificate in the post from the council. We didn't and the electricians then said that the certificate they gave is all they had to do and anything else is between us and the council. A surveryor friend of ours said that the Minor Works Certificate from the electricians is good enough for selling our house. Is that correct?

p4u1_2

All of this just goes to show how ill thought out this scheme is! :mad:

It does nothing to sort out the issue of poor workmanship from either certified or uncertified electricians, but does appear to stop suitably skilled householders doing their own electrical work. What even more surprising, as I understand it, is that it does not cove earth bonding in bathrooms. :mad:

What will this Government come up with next!