Selling house with sockets added by kitchen fitter

Mendonky

Hi all,

We had a kitchen fitted by a friend of a friend who is in the trade, but not a spark. we thought nothing of it as we weren't looking to move at the time but for various reasons are now selling our house; We've accepted an offer and are now filling in the relevant paperwork.

As part of the kitchen we had him fit some new plug sockets, install a new electric oven and gas hob. When we purchased the property ~ 4 years ago we had full house rewire done and received an EIC. Last year we completed an extension that involved some electrical work with the relevant Part P completed to meet building regs.

Fitter was upfront and informed us he wouldn't be able to certify the electrical work. I've been doing my best to scour google to find if we need a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate to be able to sell. We cannot afford to negotiate on price so I am trying to get ahead of any issues that may arise.

- Do these new sockets/ Oven Installation need certification or do I need to signify on the TA6 that sockets have been added?
- If so, could this be covered by getting an EICR for the items or would these sockets need to be redone? I believe its a mix of adding sockets as spurs from existing ones and possibly adding new sockets directly to the existing ring. I'm not sure where the wirig has been run and do not want to completely destroy the kitchen if a partial rewire is needed.
- are there any other remedies available?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as we really do not want the sale to fall through.

daveyjp

There is no requirement to provide any certificates for any work or installations,

It is down to buyers to carry out their own due diligence.

Bookworm105

daveyjp said:

There is no requirement to provide any certificates for any work or installations,

It is down to buyers to carry out their own due diligence.

but if it is a criminal offence if the householder has work done which, where required, does not have building reg approval or has not been done by a "competent person" able to self certify.

Very necessary therefore that a buyer makes sure they are not purchasing "works" they could become liable for.

silvercar

Just give the paperwork you have and wait to see what questions the buyer has. Don’t overcomplicate things. 

AskAsk

technically speaking you needed certificates for minor works.  you could get EICR to stave off any questions.

lincroft1710

My house has clearly had new sockets installed over the years, but they all have the same "faceplates". However not only do I not have any certification for those installed prior to my ownership, but no certificates for those installed since, but do have BR sign off as extension and ancillary works completed .

AskAsk

lincroft1710 said:

My house has clearly had new sockets installed over the years, but they all have the same "faceplates". However not only do I not have any certification for those installed prior to my ownership, but no certificates for those installed since, but do have BR sign off as extension and ancillary works completed .

i had to get a socket moved from inside a cupboard to outside of it and the electrician gave me a minor works certificate.  it doesn't need to be reported to get a certificate of compliance like new circuits or external socket installation, but it does need a minor works certificate.

however, i would think a ECIR will cover any issues like this.

Bigphil1474

OP, as above. Just get an electrician in to do a full EICR that will cover everything. They aren't expensive. While you are at it, I'd also recommend getting your gas boiler serviced (if you have one), and the gas system inspected and certified. They are cheap too,  and pretty much every person who viewed our house asked about them.