No fensa certificate and can't exchange without it

GDB2222

Is it illegal not to have a fensa cert then?

pimento

Sounds like an excuse for a discount if you ask me.

Catbells

pimento wrote: »

Sounds like an excuse for a discount if you ask me.

I've told them that there's to be no more chipping away at the price even if there isn't a FENSA certificate. Their solicitor is like Jaws. She leaves no stone unturned.

We have a rather nice beam in the kitchen and she has demanded it be clad in 30 minute fire protection plasterboard - ugly stuff. Thats costing me a further £500. The buyers will tear it down as they didn't want it - only their solicitor wanted it.

A bit worrying that I've just had a personal email from the buyers asking for my insurance policy number so they can transfer!! Haven'\t replied to it. Consulting solicitor and EA first.

Whose house is it anyways?!

Catbells

GDB2222 wrote: »

Is it illegal not to have a fensa cert then?

GOOD QUESTION. I don't know. But I think its a lead up to knocking more of the price. I am not knocking any more off. Already gone down since initial offer.

Orpheo

Bananamana wrote: »

Indemnity insurance at a cost of around £30. Cheapest and quickest way.

waste of money to have someone come out to FENSA certify/ building control sign off.

Also do a search of your house on the FENSA website as maybe you never were sent the cert. A new one will cost £12.

This really shouldnt be holding up an exchange.

Bananamana is right. This is usually satisfied by an indemnity insurance policy. If the buyers want more than this then IMHO they are being a bit fussy, but they are entitled to ask for whatever gives them peace of mind.

vet8

We are completing on Friday and my OH managed to break a pane of glass in the back door as he was moving furniture. I plan to get a new pane tomorrow and reglaze it. It is an external single glazed door. I am only doing it as it was broken after exchange so I think we have to leave the house as it was then. Am I allowed to reglaze this or is there some new rule about FENSA certficates on back doors?

Thanks.

Catbells

Wouldn't think a single pane of glass would require a FENSA certificate - it only applies to replacement windows ie full windows not individual panes.

Catbells

Orpheo wrote: »

Bananamana is right. This is usually satisfied by an indemnity insurance policy. If the buyers want more than this then IMHO they are being a bit fussy, but they are entitled to ask for whatever gives them peace of mind.

Is the indemnity only a one off payment of £30 or so?

Would the same apply to a building regulations certificate comprising of 3 points needing correcting including fire resistant material costing £500 being put up around a wooden beam?If so I could save myself a lot of money. I've got a builder coming on Wed to do this.

PasturesNew

Catbells wrote: »

Whose house is it anyways?!

Yours - and it'll stay yours unless you keep jumping through the hoops.

Ankatden

Catbells wrote: »

GOOD QUESTION. I don't know. But I think its a lead up to knocking more of the price. I am not knocking any more off. Already gone down since initial offer.

Put foot down and tell Solicitor thats it.

If they keep at it just indicate you are canecelling sale because of unreasonableness of their solicitor as you believe they are in no position to complete. DH had this happen where couple kept stalling and stalling and eventually he pulled plug day before they exchanged as they had ignored previous warnings and then wanted 6 weeks to complete.

Also tell the Estate Agent to remarket house and you intend using another agent as well.

Sometimes its FTB thinking they get everything in a property like a showhouse.