Spotlights installed in house but no Building Regs Cert

Weave

Hi People

I am in the closing stages of buying a house and have a few questions which I will split into different posts so they can be addressed individually (Thanks )

This problem is -
My solicitor has advised that the current owner installed spotlights in the kitchen and bathroom in 2002 but they do not have building regulations compliance certificates. The solicitor implied this work was highlighted in a local search.

I am not sure if the certificate was issued and mislaid or was ever requested.

Should I worry? I was hoping to exchange and complete in the next two weeks and don’t want to delay over something silly that I may change anyway!

Thanks.

anselld

Building Regs Part P did not come into force until Jan 2005.
You should obviously make sure they are safe, but IMHO they do not require certificates.

Nan_Dingle

So long as the bathroom lights are 12V there's not much to worry about. You can hose them down with the shower and won't get electrocuted. If they were 240V, I change ASAP.

MX5huggy

Nan_Dingle wrote: »

So long as the bathroom lights are 12V there's not much to worry about. You can hose them down with the shower and won't get electrocuted. If they were 240V, I change ASAP.

What strange advice, 230v lights are perfectly safe and common in bathrooms. You can even have sockets now.

Nan_Dingle

Yep, but needs to be in an IP65 rated housing if above shower. Easier to go LV.

Weave

That's great - I'll let the spot light issue slide as it doesn't sound like anything serious. They have been there for ten years without issue.

Thanks all posters.