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Windsorcastle

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chickaroonee

Windsorcastle wrote: »

I had an Electrical Conndition Report done yesterday as a goodwill gesture for the buyer - wish I hadn't bothered!

Got a grade 2 which means the whole report is deemed unsatisfactory - because there are 'fish eye' lights above the bath which are apparently dangerous if someone touches them with wet hands! Duuurrrrr!!!

These lights have been there throughout my 8 years of ownership without incident and weren't picked up as a grade 2 on the LL report I had done 5 years ago.

Nevertheless, the buyer will just freak out when he sees the 'unsatisfactory' box ticked. I'm not sure whether to just get the lights replaced now, get a new report and not even bother mentioning it to the buyer, or offer him the cost of the job off the price. It will cost about £250 for parts and installation.

Or shall I just give him the report, explain what the grade 2 means, and leave it to him to get it fixed when he moves in if he so wishes.

What would you suggest? I'm loathe to shell out again when I was only being nice paying for the report in the first place - cost me £160.

Does the buyer know you're getting the report done?

If it was me and they didn't, I'd leave it up to them to approach it.

DaftyDuck

I'd personally forget it, and hope in the rush he didn't ask about it.

However, just bear in mind that, if someone stands up in the bath full of bubbly Radox salts, on their tippie-toes, reaches up to full height (or uses a metal step-ladder), and takes out the lens, and sticks their fingers in the light socket, and the RCD fails, and they are killed from the shock....

... that there's a website especially for you to report the matter to.... HERE

Windsorcastle

Thanks Dafty!! I like the link too!

I rather rashly agreed that I would do the ECR for them as a goodwill gesture to speed up the process; but now I'm kicking myself. I haven't told them when it was being done.

I'm thinking of not mentioning it unless/until asked and then I'll say that I'm not prepared to get the report done until after contracts are exchanged, as it's not a legal requirement. Then I'll hand it over and see what they say. Then at least I'm in a better position to fend off any haggling over price surely?

DaftyDuck

If they do ask, you quickly get the lights changed and get that same electrician to update the report for a lesser fee.... BTW have you asked him how much to fix the lighting problem and write a clean report?

Windsorcastle

DaftyDuck wrote: »

If they do ask, you quickly get the lights changed and get that same electrician to update the report for a lesser fee.... BTW have you asked him how much to fix the lighting problem and write a clean report?

No I haven't asked how much for a clean report - I'm hoping I don't have to pay the full whack again. Does anyone know what sparkies normally charge in this type of situation???

He found several other minor faults that need doing at some point, so the report would still show those, as I'm definitely not paying for things that may need doing in the future.