Possible electrical certificate issue -selling house

themeateater

We are going through the process of selling house
The buyers solicitor has come back with a couple of enquries

They have asked for the Fensa certificates, which they have been supplied with and the buyer has confirmed has been seen by them.

They have asked some questions about the new electrical intallation. We included the paper work that was given to us by the eletrician

I have included a link (without the www) to what we had from the eletrician. The buyers solicitor seems to think there is something missing. Should we have had a further certificate. Is this something worry about or is the solicitor covering their own back.

Told the buyer via text we dont have anything else at all. Just dont want this to be a problem

alertelectrical.com/prod/3824/di-log-dlc106-part-p-domestic-electrical-installation-

G_M

If the electrical work was recent (ie since the introduction of BRs requirements for electical work) and was of a notifiable nature, then the electrician should have notified council of the work and given you a certificate.

If he was not an authorised electrician able to do this (ie an odd job man) then it won't have been done!

You can then either

* get the council round to inspect and sign off the work, then give the certificate to the buyer ( slow, some cost, and if work is sub-standard will require re-doing it)
* offer the buyer an indemnity insurance (to cover any cost of the council enforcing - but not covering risks like fire from sub-standard work)
* just tell the buyer "that's all I've got - buy the house like this or not at all"

molerat

The important point is whether the work is notifiable or not. If not notifiable then the installation cert you have is sufficient, if notifiable you should also have a building regs compliance certificate. The link takes you through what to do.

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/electrics

themeateater

The work would have been notifiable as it was completely re-wired, new consumer unit etc
Done by a fully qualified electrician
G_M I like the idea of the third option, have told our solicitors that we have nothing else and i cant imagine this will be a deal breaker, it just depends on what their solicitor says

G_M

themeateater wrote: »

The work would have been notifiable as it was completely re-wired, new consumer unit etc
Done by a fully qualified electrician
G_M I like the idea of the third option, have told our solicitors that we have nothing else and i cant imagine this will be a deal breaker, it just depends on what their solicitor says

option 4 - go back to your electrician and get him to provide the proper paperwork!

themeateater

G_M wrote: »

option 4 - go back to your electrician and get him to provide the proper paperwork!

This might be easier said then done!, since i can no longer seem to get hold of him!!!! and it was done back in 2007

themeateater

Would be happy to pay for indemnity insurance for this if push comes to shove

caley

when we had our house rewired we got a copy of part p and then when it was signed off we got niceic certificate thought that was all standard now.

barnaclebill

Had similar with a gas boiler compliance, in the end we agreed to pay £45 for the insurance. The day we moved in the vendors gave us the original certificate that had just come in the mail.

DRP

G_M wrote: »

If the electrical work was recent (ie since the introduction of BRs requirements for electical work) and was of a notifiable nature, then the electrician should have notified council of the work and given you a certificate.

If he was not an authorised electrician able to do this (ie an odd job man) then it won't have been done!

You can then either

* get the council round to inspect and sign off the work, then give the certificate to the buyer ( slow, some cost, and if work is sub-standard will require re-doing it)
* offer the buyer an indemnity insurance (to cover any cost of the council enforcing - but not covering risks like fire from sub-standard work)
* just tell the buyer "that's all I've got - buy the house like this or not at all"

Sorry for barging in on the OP's post:

Quick question - can an electrician certify his own work? Are there different levels of qualification for sparks whereby work by the 'lower' qualified would require an additional inspection, say from another spark or from building regs?

thanks!

Hoploz

If you contact NICEIC they will be able to tell you if any other certificates were issued (in case you never received it in the post or have lost it) Just call them with the address and they'll tell you what they hold, and you can get copies if they have something on record you haven't got.