Electrical safety inspection.

Snowy1985

We are selling our property it's 4 years old there is an in date electrical installation inspection certificate that's valid for another 6 years. The buyers solicitors are asking for one that's at least 12 months old.
Do we get one done? As far as we are concerned it's in date 

silvercar

Assume you mean that the buyers want one that is less than 12 months old. I would suggest that they commission and pay for one if that is what they want.

Snowy1985

silvercar said:

Assume you mean that the buyers want one that is less than 12 months old. I would suggest that they commission and pay for one if that is what they want.

Yes our solicitor has our copy of the certificate to prove its in date the house is also under nhbcc warranty. So I don't know why they need another one 

Rambosmum

Their solicitor is being "diligent" however unless you've had new works done since the las one was issued, it isn't necessary and if they want one they can pay for one themselves! 

AdrianC

Snowy1985 said:

We are selling our property it's 4 years old there is an in date electrical installation inspection certificate that's valid for another 6 years. The buyers solicitors are asking for one that's at least 12 months old.
Do we get one done? As far as we are concerned it's in date 

Your call.

They want one - you will be only too happy to provide access for the electrician they choose to commission one from...

If you think they might walk away over something so trivial, then it's a small cost to keep the sale on track. There's certainly no requirement for one AT ALL, let alone any specific age.

greatcrested

If the buyer wants a more recent one you should facilitate access for their electrician. That's it.

hazyjo

It seems most solicitors ask for one. I say no the last two times (my last buyer didn't object nor get one themselves), my last seller said yes.

tinytiddles

We sold our house last month and frankly the electrics came out of the ark they were so old. I was upfront and told the buyer we weren’t getting a certificate done but if they would like to have one I would gladly let their electrician in. I felt it was utterly pointless because it was obvious the system would need upgrading, and they had a Homebuyer’s Report done anyway. Funnily enough no-one ever came. I would say stick to your guns.

SouthLondonUser

If they want one, they have to pay for it.

I would also add that, for buyers, it doesn't seem very smart to commission one beforehand, because they risk spending a lot of money for a certificate on a property they are not certain they will buy. If there is a fault in the electrical system, it can take 1 hour or 1 day and a half to find it - all time the buyer has to pay for.