Buyer asking for Electrical Installation Condition Report, building certificates, ect

Skuk

Hi all, 
I sold my flat SSTC in August 2020 - the buyer who is planning on renting out the flat has now asked for a series of reports and certificates. I wanted to ask your opinion on who should be paying for these and whether my solicitor should have queried these when I bought the property: 
1) Electrical Installation Report
2) Building Regulation Completion Certificate for heating system and boiler installation - I was not provided with this when i bought the property in 2018 but have been told to contact previous solicitor as they should have obtained this?
3) Heating system and boiler system service report to confirm they're in good order 
4) Building Regulation Completion certificate which I believe the council can provide?
Any thoughts on whether these are typical requests and who should be paying would be great. 
TIA!

Alter_ego

The only cert a seller is legally obliged to supply is an Energy Performance cert. Buying property is Caveat Emptor.
There are some certs you are obliged to have, but no obligation to provide to a buyer

greatcrested

Fairly standard questions. If you have them, provide them. If not, don't!

1) Very few home-owners have these. Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

2) how old is the boiler? If recent. it's fair to expect it as Building Regs requires it. Check the GasSafe register to see if it is registered there. If the boiler is more than a few years old it's pointless anyway and guarantes nothing, so Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

3) if you've had it serviced, provide. If not Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

4) how old is the property? If new, and there is no Completion cert, you can offer indemnity insurance. Note that if you contact the council about this, indemnity insurance will be invalid.... You could look on their website though - some councils list these.

davidmcn

Point 3 is about the current condition, so not something that reports from the time of your purchase would help with. Certainly no obligation to provide them, the buyer can get their own people in to check if they want.
Re. point 4, is that about the original construction of the flat? If so, how old is it? If the electrics/boiler are the original ones, that should cover points 1 and 2 too.
Your (current) solicitor should really be guiding you through this, it's what you're paying them for.

dimbo61

Landlords now need an EICR report in order to rent out the property.
This is a Tax deductible expense so tell the buyer he can arrange to have that done himself.
Costs about £150 
Same with the gas appliances ! He needs a Gas Safe Certificate every year.
Costs about £50/60 and again is a Tax deductible expense.
If he wants them done before exchange and completion that shows he is committed to buying.
If he is a serious Landlord he should have his own electrican and Gas Safe Engineer to check the heating and electrics

Skuk

greatcrested said:

Fairly standard questions. If you have them, provide them. If not, don't!

1) Very few home-owners have these. Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

2) how old is the boiler? If recent. it's fair to expect it as Building Regs requires it. Check the GasSafe register to see if it is registered there. If the boiler is more than a few years old it's pointless anyway and guarantes nothing, so Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

3) if you've had it serviced, provide. If not Tell buyer he is welcome to arrange his own inspection.

4) how old is the property? If new, and there is no Completion cert, you can offer indemnity insurance. Note that if you contact the council about this, indemnity insurance will be invalid.... You could look on their website though - some councils list these.

davidmcn said:

Point 3 is about the current condition, so not something that reports from the time of your purchase would help with. Certainly no obligation to provide them, the buyer can get their own people in to check if they want.
Re. point 4, is that about the original construction of the flat? If so, how old is it? If the electrics/boiler are the original ones, that should cover points 1 and 2 too.
Your (current) solicitor should really be guiding you through this, it's what you're paying them for.

Thanks so much for your help all! 
From the sticker on the boiler it was installed in 2012 so not the newest! Haven't had it serviced in two years I was here so I will follow your guidance and hopefully my solicitors can help advice more as mentioned. 
The building was built in 2004 and is a low rise block of flats. 
Again, thanks for your help