House Sale - Electrical report

coffee-pot

Hi folks,

Hoping you can give me a bit of advice.

When I bought my property, I had an electrical survey carried out. It made a few recommendations which i didn't do, kept putting it off . This was six years ago. I have not had any problems with the property.

I have now sale agreed my flat. I never said anything as I thought their survey would highlight any problems. A survey has been carried out by the mortgage provider but it has not shown up any problems (I think it was a basic one). Should I tell the buyer about my report?

Is there any come back if I don't. My solicitor says that it was up to the buyer to get the proper survey carried out.

I have not signed the contract.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

lxx

As a buyer, my solicitor wrote to me "I must stress that the seller is not obliged to give details of any defects in the structure of the property or any repairs which are necessary."

Hope this helps.

dimbo61

Your property has been lived in by you for the last 6 years YES ?
Have you had any shocks from light fittings or sockets ?
Your property will not comply with the 2015 electrical regulations as the property was not built in 2015
That does not mean the electrics are unsafe

lxx

Also "Once the contracts have been exchanged there can be no comeback against the seller on any point regarding the fabric or structure of the property."

ClaireD85

No need to say anything unless you know of an electrical problem.

coffee-pot

Nothing shocking except my decorating tastes Dimbo61! Only thing that was a problem was the box from mains electricity and I got the supplier to come out and fix it.

Davesnave

coffee-pot wrote: »

Should I tell the buyer about my report?

Is there any come back if I don't. My solicitor says that it was up to the buyer to get the proper survey carried out.

I have not signed the contract.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

My thoughts are that whatever was in the report, you were content to let it ride, so it's likely there were no huge safety concerns.

Be guided by your solicitor, who says there is no reason to mention it to your buyer, whose survey, or lack of one, is their responsibility.

Even if they have a full structural survey, it's unlikely there will be much comment on electrics, beyond something like, "It was noted that the electrical distribution board is of an older type, and we would therefore recommend an inspection by a qualified electrcal engineer."

As you can imagine, there will be no comeback on this, or to you, unless you lie in response to a direct question.

You're, not an expert, so unable to judge the current relevance and accuracy of a report done 6 years ago, which, if it existed , was done for you, not someone else.

G_M

Just forget all about this.

Provided you do not deliberately mislead the buyer by saying (or worse, writing) something that you know is untrue (eg "my electrics all fully comply with current stanards), this is not your problem - it is up to the buyer to employ an electrician's report if he wishes.

Owain_Moneysaver

A six year old electrical survey is meaningless.

In fact you would be better off throwing it away, then you can truthfully say you haven't got one.