No fensa certificate and can't exchange without it

jc808

Bananamana wrote: »

5k is ludicrous for FENSA - This could easily be covered by a clause in the contract.

It should show up on the FENSA website http://www.fensa.org.uk/asp/certificate.asp pretty quick. At that point agree an £11.75 retention which is the cost to re-order a certificate if it never turns up.

!!!! me.

5k is, arguably, ridiculous for a whole new set of windows and doors

keystone

chequers10 wrote: »

My husband, who is a builder, installed the new windows in our roof extension which had planning permission granted & a completion certificate issued
We are now trying to sell the property & our buyer`s solicitors will not accept the fact that the windows are covered by the building control completion certificate so we do not need the Fensa certificate she is demanding,
My husband also installed the electrics & the building inspector agreed to get an electrician to inspect the electrics & these were passed but we did not get a certificate as this was passed internally & obviously validated by the completion certificate, but again this conveyancer will not accept this although the building inspector supplied a copy of the electrician`s report with a compliments slip from the concil attached. She is demanding a "certificate" which we do not have.
Is there anything I can download which will convince this conveyancer.

Get Building Control to confirm in writing that the windows and the electrics were covered by the completion certificate? You can but ask. At least you have some certification that the work was done correctly. Then she has no argument. She would be completely within her rights if there was no completion cert though. Alternatively offer indemnity insurance. As BC have issued a completion certificate then they have not issued a notice for breach of regs and your Solicitor will be able to put one in place for you for about £50 which costs will be added to the Completion Certificate and will shut her up.

Cheers

timmyt

Bananamana is totally correct. You ahve a very paranoid or junior conveyancer for the Buyer, and a late in raising enquiries one too.

It is just windows - 5 years old - people - get a grip. The Council will never know what windows were installed or when, and so the Council are not the issue. Danger to health and safety....eh?

So move on.

Veluxfitter

We get a lot of calls from customers we have fitted windows for who are having solicitors requiring a FENSA certificate for work we have done! These solicitors are clueless about FENSA, FENSA cannot issue a certificate for windows installed in to a loft conversion, extension or newbuild. Building control pass this as part of the application for the extension/loft conversion. I specialise in Velux installations and see it pointless in being FENSA registered as we generally install in lofts and extensions.
Also you do not need a certificate for glass replacement or repairs to existing windows! (your local building control will confirm this!)

arbrighton

Veluxfitter wrote: »

We get a lot of calls from customers we have fitted windows for who are having solicitors requiring a FENSA certificate for work we have done! These solicitors are clueless about FENSA, FENSA cannot issue a certificate for windows installed in to a loft conversion, extension or newbuild. Building control pass this as part of the application for the extension/loft conversion. I specialise in Velux installations and see it pointless in being FENSA registered as we generally install in lofts and extensions.
Also you do not need a certificate for glass replacement or repairs to existing windows! (your local building control will confirm this!)

Why are you dragging up a thread over 12 months old?

securityman

I am glad he did because i was going to ask just that question.
I fitted new windows in an extension and dont have a Fensa, but do have a completion certificate from B/C.

mysk_girl

Also glad as I was just pondering this point re new velux windows in our loft conversion. We have BC passed, so I guess all is well :-)

GDB2222

arbrighton wrote: »

Why are you dragging up a thread over 12 months old?

He may have been searching for something else, saw this thread, and thought he can help?

DiscoCat54

The question was raised during my sale and my solicitor confirmed that BC sign off covered the window installaion and I didn't need to provide a FENSA certificate.

C_Mababejive

My view would be simple... They either buy or they dont. I wouldnt have some solicitor hunting me in this manner.