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Electrical installation work - no certification!!!

Frances13
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We are in the process of selling our house and we have been asked by our solicitors for a copy of the following:
A. BS7671 electrical safety certificate
B. The installers building regulations compliance certificate
c. The building control completion certificate

The electrician was a family friend and we never received any of these. Unfortunately we now also have no way of contacting them either!

Does anyone know if it’s possible for an indemnity policy to be taken out on this or what options I have here?

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  • Drawingaline
    Drawingaline Posts: 2,988
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    We don't have the right certificate for our boiler. It was out in 8years ago and has been serviced recently. Can't see it being a problem tbh. 

    We have electrical certificates, but I wouldn't be worried if we didn't. Work was minimal and done years ago. Just my natural organisation means we still have them.
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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129
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    How many years ago was this work done? 
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Frances13
    Frances13 Posts: 57
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    The work was done almost three years ago. I’m not entirely sure how mandatory they are! I know certain things like an EPC you have to have, not sure if electrical work is the same :)
  • Slithery
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    Frances13 said:
    I’m not entirely sure how mandatory they are! I know certain things like an EPC you have to have, not sure if electrical work is the same :)
    They're not. See AdrianC's reply above.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189
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    Frances13 said:
    The work was done almost three years ago. I’m not entirely sure how mandatory they are! I know certain things like an EPC you have to have, not sure if electrical work is the same :)
    Part P of Building Regs require you to get certain electrical work signed off.
    The maximum window for the local authority enforcing a failure to get sign off is a year.
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