Possible electrical certificate issue -selling house

G_M

DRP wrote: »

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!

You need a sparkie who is authorised to self-certify via one of the professional bodies:

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/electrical-courses-electrical-nvqs/4426-self-certification.html

DRP

G_M wrote: »

You need a sparkie who is authorised to self-certify via one of the professional bodies:

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/electrical-courses-electrical-nvqs/4426-self-certification.html

Hi thanks for that. I'm just checking on behalf of my mother really.

I'm getting some electrics done myself (new CU and lighting circuits, plus some extra sockets), and our electrician is producing the certificate himself. However, during a call with my mother she told me to "make sure your electrician gets the council to inspect it" - she explained this is what her 'electrician' did during her recent renovation work.

Presumably as long as her work has been certified then it doesn't really matter who did it? (i.e. it is safe)

G_M

Anyone (yes, even me!) can do electrical work.

But if it is 'notifiable', then either they must be able to self-certify, or the council must be asked to certify after the work is completed. It is the home-owner's responsibility to ensure certification happens one way or the other.