Replacing bathroom ceiling light

GeorgeDuckett

Thanks for all the info re. Part P and regulations.

In the end i went with andrew-p's advice. Thanks!

(Have also properly marked the switched live wire etc. too!)

greatgimpo

Leif wrote: »

And how do they prove it was not done by someone before the new regulations came into force?

Because you'll have to prove you didn't do it as your buyer's solicitor will ask for the certificate... unless you decide to lie (but make sure any equipment you've fitted isn't date stamped, serial numbered etc and was available exactly as that pre-1st Jan 2005).

Leif

greatgimpo wrote: »

Because you'll have to prove you didn't do it as your buyer's solicitor will ask for the certificate... unless you decide to lie (but make sure any equipment you've fitted isn't date stamped, serial numbered etc and was available exactly as that pre-1st Jan 2005).

That is the answer I expected. So when I buy a house, I must make sure I get certificates for electrical work from the previous owner, and then pass these on along with any I get to the next owner. But if I don't get them, and I sell and they find non compliant work ...

It sounds to me like a kerfuffle and it will not be taken seriously until someone dies, or a fire starts, due to faulty electrics, and then the police might search for certificates.

It is certainly another way for conveyancing solicitors to earn themselves money.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

You are allowed to replace like for like in a bathroom under Part P