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Oil boiler with no building reg certificate

I'm selling my house and the buyers' solicitor keeps asking  for a building regs certificate for the oil boiler fitted in 2017 as the old one packed up.I don't recall getting one ever,installer not replied to my query yet.It's still in warranty and is registered with the maker,serviced regularly with approved engineers.Is there a solution to this please?

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  • pinkteapot
    pinkteapot Posts: 8,044 Forumite
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    Was it just replacing an old oil boiler with a new one, or was it a completely new system? 
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Question for your installer to answer. 
  • princeofpounds
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    edited 27 July 2020 at 2:06PM
    Your boiler technician was very likely to be OFTEC-registered (oil equivalent of GasSafe, formerly CORGI) and if so, would/should have issued you with an OFTEC certificate which is a self-certification for building regs.

    https://www.boilerguide.co.uk/about-oftec
  • Was it just replacing an old oil boiler with a new one, or was it a completely new system? 
    Just a straight swap of .new for old.Installer not very communicative .
  • greatcrested
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    Was it just replacing an old oil boiler with a new one, or was it a completely new system? 
    Not really relevant. Even a straight swap is notifiable. You could search on the council's building control webpage- if the OFTEC engineer self-certified it should be there. Of course, if you used a non OFTEC plumber........

  • Was it just replacing an old oil boiler with a new one, or was it a completely new system? 
    Not really relevant. Even a straight swap is notifiable. You could search on the council's building control webpage- if the OFTEC engineer self-certified it should be there. Of course, if you used a non OFTEC plumber........

    It was a proper OFTEC installer.Mad busy as it was a week before Christmas. I'll have a look on council website. Thanks
  • greatcrested
    greatcrested Posts: 5,925 Forumite
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    You can also search the OFTEC website here:

  • princeofpounds
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    mosslife said:
    It was a proper OFTEC installer.Mad busy as it was a week before Christmas. I'll have a look on council website. Thanks
    Great. You should be fine in the end then.
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