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FreeBear

GDB2222 said: You can’t do anything about the installation certification and I don’t know whether FENSA even existed 30 years ago!

FENSA came in to existence in early 2002 along with a couple of other self certifying schemes like Certass. Prior to that, replacement windows & doors didn't fall within the remit of Building Regulations (although I'm open to correction on that point). And ~30 year old windows are going to be well outside of any warranty anyway - Good chance that they are due for replacement.

35har1old

Jami74 said:

OP, I am on the other side of the process. Buying my first property chain free for a price I am very happy with, I just want to pay my pennies and move in. Last week my solicitor sent me the list of enquiries they have sent the sellers solicitors and they include things I am really not bothered about, for example one of them is:

"Please ask the Seller to arrange for the gas and electric systems to be serviced prior to exchange and provide the service records accordingly."

My jaw dropped when I read that, I was not expecting the seller to do that and will buy the house regardless, although of course very nice if they do. I had a level 3 survey done and so have a list of jobs to do over the next few years and now I just want to move in. I hope the sellers don't change their mind about selling to us because of all the things my solicitor has asked for.

Had house agreed for sale within a week cash purchaser
But Solicitors took 18 weeks to complete no surveys carried out 

Soot2006

Jami74 said:

OP, I am on the other side of the process. Buying my first property chain free for a price I am very happy with, I just want to pay my pennies and move in. Last week my solicitor sent me the list of enquiries they have sent the sellers solicitors and they include things I am really not bothered about, for example one of them is:

"Please ask the Seller to arrange for the gas and electric systems to be serviced prior to exchange and provide the service records accordingly."

My jaw dropped when I read that, I was not expecting the seller to do that and will buy the house regardless, although of course very nice if they do. I had a level 3 survey done and so have a list of jobs to do over the next few years and now I just want to move in. I hope the sellers don't change their mind about selling to us because of all the things my solicitor has asked for.

^ this!

Just be honest, OP, even if that means saying "This is a probate sale; no further information available" on every question.

Our solicitor sent loads of questions on our behalf; that's their job! In one case the seller couldn't satisfy the solicitor and I said I didn't care. The solicitor made me put on the record that I'd been advised this issue could come up in future years and would cost about £3k at current costs to rectify. I was like fine just give me my new house now please!

pjs493

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

GDB2222

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

pjs493

GDB2222 said:

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

The property I’m selling is also in England and I was asked to provide all three. In which case I’ve gone over and above the legal requirement. 

Some properties such as grade I listed, do not require an EPC score. 

GDB2222

pjs493 said:

GDB2222 said:

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

The property I’m selling is also in England and I was asked to provide all three. In which case I’ve gone over and above the legal requirement. 

Some properties such as grade I listed, do not require an EPC score. 

Very true. There's a list of exemptions here:

https://www.gov.uk/selling-a-home/energy-performance-certificates

user1977

pjs493 said:

GDB2222 said:

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

The property I’m selling is also in England and I was asked to provide all three. In which case I’ve gone over and above the legal requirement. 

The buyer can ask you for anything they like! Hopefully nobody advised you that you had to provide them?

pjs493

user1977 said:

pjs493 said:

GDB2222 said:

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

The property I’m selling is also in England and I was asked to provide all three. In which case I’ve gone over and above the legal requirement. 

The buyer can ask you for anything they like! Hopefully nobody advised you that you had to provide them?

As my buyer is the tenant, they already had copies of these from when their tenancy started. Stuff like that is kept in a folder in the property along with historical documents of the same. His solicitor asked for them. I had them to hand so sent the copies. 

Albermarle

pjs493 said:

user1977 said:

pjs493 said:

GDB2222 said:

pjs493 said:

I may be wrong so other can correct me if I am, but I’m pretty sure a gas safety certificate, electrical safety certificates, and an in-expired EPC score are all required for the sale to go ahead. 

I’m in the process of selling my late husband’s rental property and luckily these were all done prior to the last tenant moving in so are all up to date. The tenant is also buying the property so it’s a little more straightforward. 

You are wrong, I'm afraid.  You do require an EPC, but not an EICR or GSC. 

I'm talking about England. 

The property I’m selling is also in England and I was asked to provide all three. In which case I’ve gone over and above the legal requirement. 

The buyer can ask you for anything they like! Hopefully nobody advised you that you had to provide them?

As my buyer is the tenant, they already had copies of these from when their tenancy started. Stuff like that is kept in a folder in the property along with historical documents of the same. His solicitor asked for them. I had them to hand so sent the copies. 

Because it was a rental property then these electrical and gas safety certificates were needed, so already existed.
If you were selling your own home that you lived in. then no need to have these certificates, although buyers solicitors do tend to ask for them even though they are not legally necessary.