Buyer wants an Electrical Report

goodwithsaving

Thank you.

TBagpuss

I've always had both electrical and gas inspections / surveys done when buying .I'm not an expert on either so I want to know what I need to be aware of and whether I need to budget for anything urgent. 

I did renegotiate a little on the last-buy-one property I bought as there were an umber of things where the sellers had some some frankly dangerous bodges (the most obvious being where instead of proper wiring for a light they had just stuffed bare wires into a plug socket, which was hidden in the bottom of a cupboard. The electrician told me that they were really keen to prevent him looking in their so they absolutely knew and were trying to hide it!) Given their actions I didn't trust them to fix things, so I negotiated so I could get the work done myself and feel confidant that the work needed was done properly and that the house was safe. 

The change in price I negotiated was to fix the immediately dangerous issues (all stuff which would not have been compliant with any rules, either at the time the wok was done or at the time it was inspected). Things which were simply outdated or not up to current regs  - I wanted to know so I could plan, but I wasn't looking to haggle,  just to know what I was buying. 

Similarly in my current house  - when I viewed it was very obvious that the house had not been maintained at all, for years, so my original offer was based on a neglected property in need of significant updating,  so I knew that the electrics were going to be old, but needed to know if there was anything imminently dangerous, and to get a feel for what sort of cost I might be looking at .

AdrianC

TBagpuss said:

I did renegotiate a little on the last-buy-one property I bought as there were an umber of things where the sellers had some some frankly dangerous bodges (the most obvious being where instead of proper wiring for a light they had just stuffed bare wires into a plug socket

Less than a quid, fertheloveofgawd!

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-13a-fused-plug-white/5751h

vi009na

goodwithsaving said:

My buyer has requested - at their expense - an EICR on my property. It's sensible from their point of view and understandable, but naturally as a seller it makes me feel uneasy and stressed about everything falling apart.
I haven't tampered with anything myself, everything has been done by professionals so that is okay. The only thing I am worrying about is that properties fall foul of regulations quite quickly because regulations are always updated. My concern is that it will be used as an excuse for a reduction in agreed sale price or cause the buyer to withdraw. I would hope that anything would be more likely to be a price negotiation than withdrawal. 
The consumer unit is a slightly older one and the previous owner had an extra one added when the old bathroom was put in (so there is much in that one which isn't used, as I had the electric shower etc. removed).

Has anyone else had a buyer conduct an EICR? Did they re-negotiate and if so, was it a large reduction?

I asked my vendor to provide Gas and electrical safety certificates and included it as part of contact exchange. 
this isn't for price negotiations, however to get peace of mind as dont want to move in and find things are dangerous or not working as they should. 

in my case house is vacant since last 4 months and when I viewed it electricity was turned off not sure by electric company or main switch by vendor. Even when building survey was done it was off. So both certificate make more sense to me.

youth_leader

There is no legal requirement for the vendor to supply you with these vi009na, have they agreed?  It is normally the buyer who pays for them.  

vi009na

youth_leader said:

There is no legal requirement for the vendor to supply you with these vi009na, have they agreed?  It is normally the buyer who pays for them.  

ok got it. I can pay for that as it is for me. anyone know how much it will cost. Online it shows some crazy cheap prices so not sure what could be the exact damage? Thanks 

TBagpuss

AdrianC said:

TBagpuss said:

I did renegotiate a little on the last-buy-one property I bought as there were an umber of things where the sellers had some some frankly dangerous bodges (the most obvious being where instead of proper wiring for a light they had just stuffed bare wires into a plug socket

Less than a quid, fertheloveofgawd!

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-13a-fused-plug-white/5751h

I said it was the most obvious, not the most expensive! 

purplebutterfly

@vi009na I paid £150 for a full EICR for a 4 bedroom semi detached house.   I'm in North West England

  The price can depend on where you are in the country, how many electrical circuits there are, how much work is involved etc etc.   

There's no set price so you will need to contact local electricians who are registered to issue the certificates and ask them for a quote.

My vendor paid for a full gas boiler service and gas safety check that included the gas hob.  He paid £160 for that as there is an issue with a lack of building regs for the boiler installation. 

AdrianC

TBagpuss said:

AdrianC said:

TBagpuss said:

I did renegotiate a little on the last-buy-one property I bought as there were an umber of things where the sellers had some some frankly dangerous bodges (the most obvious being where instead of proper wiring for a light they had just stuffed bare wires into a plug socket

Less than a quid, fertheloveofgawd!

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-13a-fused-plug-white/5751h

I said it was the most obvious, not the most expensive! 

I was rolling my eyes at their bodge to save a quid.