CORGI Certificate

johnniegif

I'm in the process of selling my flat and have a query about Gas Certificates.

The buyer's solicitor queried:
"Has a new central heating boiler, hot water tank, fire or flu had been installed since 1st April 2002?

If so, a) supply a Certificate from and OFTEC, HETAS or CORGI installer to the effect that the installation complies with the relevant building regulations. OR b) supply a buildings regulations inspection certificate."

I had the old combi boiler replaced in November 2003 by a CORGI registered fitter, recommended by the combi boiler manufacturer, but was not given any certification. All I have is a receipt with the CORGI logo and the installation manual & user guide.

I've never rented out my flat and I thought that I didn't need a "gas certificate" if the work was done prior to 1st April 2005 when the new regulations came in.

Can anyone tell me where I stand and what I can do - without spending loads of money getting a CORGI person in. So far as I know, the installation complied with the regulations in 2003 - boiler efficiency etc, but it is not one of those condensing boilers which have to be fitted now.

Thanks for your help.

Johnnie

silvercar

you could get a CORGI guy in to do the certificate for £60-£100. It wouldn't matter that it is not a condensing boiler; it just needs to be installed correctly and safe.

johnniegif

Thanks Silvercar.

I guess my question should be: Do I really need a CORGI certificate in this situation?

JennyW_2

would it be worth sending the paperwork you do have to your solicitor to see if that would suffice

johnniegif

Thanks JennyW, that is what I did, but unfortunately my solicitor seems not to have forwarded it and now a further query has come back from the buyer's solicitor asking me to forward the certificate (which I don't have).

kingkano

Your installed probably failed to notify CORGI (as I have had happen). You can try asking corgi first if it was notified (a cert. can be reissued) and if it hasnt been, then make a complaint about the installer. Im not sure what corgi will do about it (let me know if you find out as Im about to go the same route).

johnniegif

kingkano wrote: »

Your installed probably failed to notify CORGI (as I have had happen). You can try asking corgi first if it was notified (a cert. can be reissued) and if it hasnt been, then make a complaint about the installer. Im not sure what corgi will do about it (let me know if you find out as Im about to go the same route).

Kingkano, I really don't want to flag this up as an issue to the new buyer as I believe it was fitted correctly. Did the fitters *NEED* to register with CORGI and provide a certificate to me under regulations active in November 2003? I know they would now, but I'm unlcear about the situation in the past.

kingkano

i guess thats a tricky one. I'm not sure because of the date (mine was last year). But then the buyers might ask for a safety inspection cert or when it was serviced recently? I believe you can always tell them to pay for it though (ie sell it basically as seen).

Canucklehead

johnniegif wrote: »

I'm in the process of selling my flat and have a query about Gas Certificates.

The buyer's solicitor queried:
"Has a new central heating boiler, hot water tank, fire or flu had been installed since 1st April 2002?

If so, a) supply a Certificate from and OFTEC, HETAS or CORGI installer to the effect that the installation complies with the relevant building regulations. OR b) supply a buildings regulations inspection certificate."

I had the old combi boiler replaced in November 2003 by a CORGI registered fitter, recommended by the combi boiler manufacturer, but was not given any certification. All I have is a receipt with the CORGI logo and the installation manual & user guide.

I've never rented out my flat and I thought that I didn't need a "gas certificate" if the work was done prior to 1st April 2005 when the new regulations came in.

Can anyone tell me where I stand and what I can do - without spending loads of money getting a CORGI person in. So far as I know, the installation complied with the regulations in 2003 - boiler efficiency etc, but it is not one of those condensing boilers which have to be fitted now.

Thanks for your help.

Johnnie

Good afternoon: You do not need a Building Regs certificate for your installation (pre 1 April 2005). However you could be required to provide this
http://www.hotwaterlimited.co.uk/Benchmark.pdf and as a good will gesture, a Gas Safety Certificate. The Benchmark book will have a record of installation as well as service history...this should have been completed by the original installer and left with you...contact him/her.

For more info https://www.trustcorgi.com/consumer/requestacertificate.htmx

HTH

Canucklehead

mancitychick

kingkano wrote: »

Your installed probably failed to notify CORGI (as I have had happen). You can try asking corgi first if it was notified (a cert. can be reissued) and if it hasnt been, then make a complaint about the installer. Im not sure what corgi will do about it (let me know if you find out as Im about to go the same route).

See my thread here;

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=414839

I don't think Corgi do much to be honest, unless they have loads of complaints about one guy then they may look at withdrawing his registration.

When I last called corgi for an update they still had not heard anything from the installer and he was registering other installs, so not sure why he has not registered mine . They basically told me they cannot do anything unless he informs them of the install.

I am going to give it a bit longer then call the guy direct (again) and ask him why he still has notified them and if need be I will do as canucklehead suggested and take him to small claims for building control cost etc.

Sorry to take thread away from original topic