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Gas and Electriity safety cert

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  • Risteard
    Risteard Posts: 2,000 Forumite
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    EdinburghSusan wrote: »
    The Scottish leaflet on the BS7671 says that certification is optional though - maybe it is different in England?

    Can you give me a link to some official guidance that confirms your position?
    Cheers
    It isn't optional. It is required by BS7671. BS7671 is a British Standard - it is not legislation which is being discussed.

    My position can be confirmed by referencing British Standard 7671 and specifically Part 6 of the Standard.
  • DRP
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    Risteard wrote: »
    We have no evidence that it wasn't included in the quote.

    IT is certainly strongly implied in the original post that the charges were extra and unexpected:
    EdinburghSusan wrote: »
    I've just been presented with a bill for various extras, including £50 each for a gas and electricity certificate.
  • EdinburghSusan
    EdinburghSusan Posts: 14 Forumite
    Update for the result.

    Went back to Ikea - argued with them that there was no statutory obligation to have a cert. First of all they said, I only had to pay for the electrical cert - when I asked if they could tell me what regulation required me to have it, they backed down and said I didn't need to pay for any of it.

    So happy with that result - saved £100
  • Risteard
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    By not receiving an Electrical Installation Certificate the work you have had done is non-compliant with the recognised Standard (BS7671).

    So it's really not something to be happy about - you have a non-compliant installation.
  • Dan-Dan
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    Will you not want a certificate to prove your work was safe when you come to sell?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • EdinburghSusan
    EdinburghSusan Posts: 14 Forumite
    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Will you not want a certificate to prove your work was safe when you come to sell?

    My conveyancing solicitor says I don't need it - good enough for me :)
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