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EIRC

LP215
LP215 Posts: 1 Newbie
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edited 16 October 2024 at 1:09PM in House buying, renting & selling
I recently bought and moved into a house that had been renovated by a property developer. An EIRC was provided but I have now discovered there are some issues with the electrical work (all new!!) Eg cooker hood not extracting. Sockets / switches not working.  Can’t access the fuse board as it’s been boxed in. 
Is there any way the electrician who completed the work then signed it off be held accountable for this?  I’m also wondering whether the rest of the work is up to standard. 

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  • Okell
    Okell Posts: 2,336 Forumite
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    I'm going to suggest that your thread be moved to House buying, renting & selling — MoneySavingExpert Forum
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,637 Forumite
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    Your contract is with whoever sold you the house, so any complaint should be directed towards them. Unfortunately unless they lied on the questionnaires they completed, you have very little chance of any comeback
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,245 Forumite
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    edited 15 October 2024 at 5:40PM
    Contact the company that issued the EIRC and let them know.
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,153 Forumite
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    The very fact that an EICR was issued should raise alarm bells. A new installation should have an EIC - an Electrical Installation Certificate. 
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Lomast
    Lomast Posts: 865 Forumite
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    An eicr is just a condition report, it is primarily concerned with how safe the installation is and how compliant it is with regulation it is not overly concerned with how well it works only is it safe.

    The installation is coded by the examiner as

    C1 danger present
    C2 potentially dangerous 
    C3 improvement reccomended 


    Equipment, switches or sockets not working would normally be coded FI (further investigation). 

    Boxed in consumer unit could be anything from C1 to nothing depending on the circumstances.



  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 7,869 Forumite
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    LP215 said:

    Is there any way the electrician who completed the work then signed it off be held accountable for this?
    The electrician was working for the seller of the house, and produced what that person wanted.  They have no contract with you, and so aren't responsible to you.

    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • Mr.Generous
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    Might be news to many but an electrical inspection report like this has several limitations. Firstly they don't test everything. Not even close. The minimum is one item per circuit - so cooker and shower outlets are usually ok, but lighting runs and socket rings less so. On these circuits they test a percentage - minimum 10% but typically 20%.

    So even if you had paid for it yourself unless you knew which items they did and didn't test it wouldn't help.

    Imagine having a car MOT'd and they tested 1 brake ...
    Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.
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