when u sell a house do u have to........

cloverfan

provide certificates for electrics,central heating etc....?

my mum is looking to sell her house now my dad passed away and neither of us have a clue what we need to do but mum seems to think we need these certificates?

any advice I can pass on greatfully recieved xx

Doozergirl

Had they replaced the electrics or central heating recently?

If it's not recent then you don't *need* to provide anything.

Even in the case where work is quite recent, purchasing an indemnity policy for the lack of any certs and providing some certificates to show that the electrics and gas are currently safe should suffice.

cloverfan

fuse box was updated about 2 years ago i think

gld73

If you rent out the house you need gas and elec certification, but it's not usually required for selling a house. A Home Information Pack (HIP) and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) are legally required though, but the estate agent would tell you that anyway, as they can't market the property until they have the HIP.

I think (from what I remember) as part of the HIP, the property information questionnaire asks about gas/electrics and whether there are inspection certificates, but you can answer "no".

ADSrox0r

A fuse box change two years ago would require firstly a buildings reg certificate and secondly an Electrical Installation Certificate from the electrician that did the work.

I these are missing it's likely your buyer's solicitor will want an indemnity insurance policy put in place.

Personally speaking, I'm not overly concerned if the building regs cert isn't there but if there's no EIC in place I'd want my own electrician to inspect and test the installation.

pie81

If you haven't done any electrical works since moving in then no certificates will be needed.

If you have done work since moving in then you will be asked to provide the certificates. If you haven't got them then the buyer will just have to "take a view" about whether they are willing to accept the risk of dodgy wiring. If they are not willing to accept the risk they may ask for an electrical test to be done, or an insurance policy against the risk.

Effervescent

I used to work for an estate agent and I remember a sale falling through because there was no certificate for electric work which had recently been done.

You can get the Buildings Inspector to come and approve the work or perhaps a qualified electrician.

The same applies to double-glazing. You will need to supply a FENSA certificate. If you don't have this I think you can get a replacement certificate at a fee from FENSA.