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Buying a house - do we need gas and electrical certificates?

J41721
J41721 Posts: 59 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Hi

Solicitor has advised for gas and electrical certificates as seller did not have one.  House is a 1900 property.  We plan to live in it and not a rental

The boiler is newly installed 2021, and electrics rewire in 2014 according to owner.  Surveyer has said the fuse box and boiler is modern

Should we get gas and electrical certificates?

How much does it cost?

Thank you!
J

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  • Alter_ego
    Alter_ego Posts: 3,842 Forumite
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    No certs needed, but a boiler installation cert would be good.
    I am not a cat (But my friend is)
  • maisie_cat
    maisie_cat Posts: 2,137 Forumite
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    The boiler and rewire should have building regs signoff, if both are in place I wouldn't bother with additional inspections.
    The boiler should be under warranty and have an annual service as a warranty requirement, so you'll need to have that done when the year is up anyway.
  • canaldumidi
    canaldumidi Posts: 3,511 Forumite
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    edited 14 March 2022 at 10:26PM
    J41721 said:

    Solicitor has advised for gas and electrical certificates as seller did not have one. .....
    What kind of certificates?
    J41721 said:
    The boiler is newly installed 2021, and electrics rewire in 2014 according to owner.  Surveyer has said the fuse box and boiler is modern
    New boiler should have an installation cert confirming it complies with Buildng Regs, plus, probabaly, a warranty which may or may not be transferrable to you.
    Likewise the electrician should have issued an Electrical Installation Certificates (EICs) confirming BR compliance.
    If the seller has lost them, copies should (may?) be obtainable from the elecrician/gas engineer, or via council's Building Control website,so ask seller to provide.
    If the seler has them, a new certificate is pretty pointless.
    If the seller never got them, he may have employed a cowboy.......

  • J41721
    J41721 Posts: 59 Forumite
    10 Posts
    canaldumidi said:
    J41721 said:

    Solicitor has advised for gas and electrical certificates as seller did not have one. .....
    What kind of certificates?
    J41721 said:
    The boiler is newly installed 2021, and electrics rewire in 2014 according to owner.  Surveyer has said the fuse box and boiler is modern
    New boiler should have an installation cert confirming it complies with Buildng Regs, plus, probabaly, a warranty which may or may not be transferrable to you.
    Likewise the electrician should have issued an Electrical Installation Certificates (EICs) confirming BR compliance.
    If the seller has lost them, copies should (may?) be obtainable from the elecrician/gas engineer, or via council's Building Control website,so ask seller to provide.
    If the seler has them, a new certificate is pretty pointless.
    If the seller never got them, he may have employed a cowboy.......

    Thank you!

    After I sent them the names of certificates , they are able to locate them and provided the electrical installation condition report and a GASAFE certificate/installation cert for the boiler
  • canaldumidi
    canaldumidi Posts: 3,511 Forumite
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    Did the boiler have a manufacturer's warranty? How long? Transferable?
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