ECIR unsatisfactory on house sale

G_M

Stop talking to the electrician - don't get involved.

Tell your estate agent to tell the buyer they can

* buy as is, with the benefit of a report, and then take whatever remedial action they want after purchase, or
* walk away and you'll re-market

robatwork

I had about £3000 of electrical work quoted before I bought a house 10 years ago. I could tell it was outdated and needed a rewire anyway, but it needed other work to make it safe let alone up to code. The fuse box wasn't even accessible as it was at the back of a cupboard you couldn't get to without a ladder and long arms.

I renegotiated and I think we settled on a £2000 reduction in price.

I don't think it's unreasonable for you to pay half.

davidmcn

[quote=[Deleted User];76450942]It's the solicitor that's insisted on the electrical check....and acting for the buyer i totally understand this.....they buyer on the other hand wanted to go in on Monday and sign.....[/QUOTE]The buyer's solicitor can't "insist" on anything. They give advice to their client, it's their client who decides whether to go ahead or not.

[Deleted User]

I had stripped the walls in my lounge (social housing), my ex tends to know a lot of professionals so I asked him if he knew a qualified electrician to put some extra plugs in the lounge. I needed them done professionally because the council could come down on me for getting the work done but not to a professional standard. He knew someone, I thought they were a professional. He did the sockets (took a long time, thought he was going to have a heart attack he was sweating so much, didn't have the proper chasing equipment although he did check resistance and earthing). Only afterwards did I find out he was just a general builder. It was only when my kitchen was refurbed by real professionals that I realised metal conduits should have been used to protect the electrical cabling. Then I found out the guy wasn't a professional electrician at all. And he'd been a builder decades ago.

And I paid for this lol.

Sometimes getting a friend/family to do work you should really get a professional to do means the work won't be done to current regs.

And you have a buyer who is pushing you to provide paperwork (which i why I am going to have to pay to have my work redone, it was a false - not so significant - saving).

You can tell the buyer the property was priced for the condition it was in, and see what they do. But you will probably lose a lot more than you have already paid out in solicitor fees.

Only you can decide.

missprice

[quote=[Deleted User];76474023]So.would it be wise for my solicitor to put in the contract something along Ng the lines of "sold as seen" or seller take no responsibility for any issues with the property after completion doue to the lack of buyer survey etc......or is this ott or not needed...[/QUOTE]

Overkill.
Not needed.

fezster

[quote=[Deleted User];76474033]Maybe pre contract nerves, but I do suffer from anxiety and worry about every little thing...it's my nature I can't help it....[/QUOTE]

As long as you've been honest on the SPIF and to all enquiries made, it really is buyer beware for house sales in England. There's no need to put anything extra in the contract.

lincroft1710

As soon as completion occurs, you have the money, your buyer has the keys and title to the property, then if you are in England, any problems with the house are HIS/HER responsibility.

The only exception being if you were not truthful on the SPIF

lincroft1710

[quote=[Deleted User];76474656]I have filled in my SPIF as honestly as possible, but to fair there weren't really any issues as far as we could see...and solicitors secretary was happy with the replies to both those and the raised enquiries.
So basically then if the boiler was to brake down (which it most certainly shouldn't as I've just spent £400 on a service a new flu and other bits, and it's working now, better than it has for a long time...my house is nice and toasty as we speak....or the roof sprung a leak,....or the one of many appliances I have included in the purchase were to stop working, then there would be no come back on me as a seller.......?[/QUOTE]

Correct, provided these all happened after completion

[quote=[Deleted User];76474672]Oh incidently...The dishwasher is still under warranty is this something I could pass onto the buyer I think it has 2 years cover left on it as it's relatively new , if so how would I go about it, or do I just leave the paper work and let them deal with it..[/QUOTE]

Personally I wouldn't bother, often warranties aren't transferable anyway.