FENSA/building regs for replacement windows?

sleepymans

wallbash wrote: »

First response is ....... please supply a indemnity policy ( this will be from the solicitor, standard reply) Buyer could not care less.

Your reply ........ you want one, you pay for it.
Nothing will happen
result , everyone is happy.

All well and good until you get into our position....mortgage company solicitor will not accept not having a FENSA certificate, even though the windows in question are covered by building control certificate as they were replaced as part of a full renovation extention!!:eek:

Result....a couple of 7 year old £500 windows are just about to collapse a 3 part chain

Our only hope is to pay for an indemnity that is not needed

bondy01

Has this been the case for many years? I had mine fitted about 25 years ago and when trying to sell some 7 years ago nothing was mentioned about an indemnity for the windows although I nearly paid for one for the conservatory for other reasons. I may have some kind of certificate somewhere so will have a look.

edit: just seen from the earlier link it is the 1st April 2002 so mine don't need one. However , looks like I should have one for the door that was replaced 4 years ago though!

lindens

sleepymans wrote: »

All well and good until you get into our position....mortgage company solicitor will not accept not having a FENSA certificate, even though the windows in question are covered by building control certificate as they were replaced as part of a full renovation extention!!:eek:

Result....a couple of 7 year old £500 windows are just about to collapse a 3 part chain

Our only hope is to pay for an indemnity that is not needed

It will only be about £90 for the policy - worth it surely to stop the collapse??

akitabow

From what I gathered when I was getting mine replaced originally was that doors with less than 50% glass are not covered by fensa so did not need a certificate. I chose a fensa registered company but a friend of mine did not and got the council to come along after the install to check them.

Doozergirl

sleepymans wrote: »

All well and good until you get into our position....mortgage company solicitor will not accept not having a FENSA certificate, even though the windows in question are covered by building control certificate as they were replaced as part of a full renovation extention!!:eek:

Result....a couple of 7 year old £500 windows are just about to collapse a 3 part chain

Our only hope is to pay for an indemnity that is not needed

Phone building control. Get them to confirm windows were inspected.

Google the planning portal for the part about fensa and building regs, copy and paste with the link. Drill it into your own solicitors thick skull. A Fensa cert is not needed, not required. It has been signed off by a higher authority.

I am so lucky to have solicitors that kick butt when needed.

sleepymans

Doozergirl wrote: »

Phone building control. Get them to confirm windows were inspected.

Google the planning portal for the part about fensa and building regs, copy and paste with the link. Drill it into your own solicitors thick skull. A Fensa cert is not needed, not required. It has been signed off by a higher authority.

I am so lucky to have solicitors that kick butt when needed.

Thank you Doozergirl, I will try that. My solicitor isnt the problem, she did raise the issue at first but in the end she agreed with us that FENSA cert is not required... its the mortgage company's solicitor that is digging their heels in on this.

My solicitor has tried her best to get them to see sense but they seem to be an online outfit so she just gets various different call handlers saying "computer says NO" responses....grrrr