Comments on: Selling a property – Electrical Certificate – Do I need one?

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:18:34 +0000

Part P is a complete scam. If you dont have the required certificates or paperwork, insist the owner has a Periodic Inspection Report completed at their expense. In effect, Part P registration and notification is yet another labour job generation/stealth tax scheme.

You will need to speak to the spark that completes it, and you will want a copy of the report. When they have completed the report, ask them how they felt about the install. Was it safe? Did it show signs of bodging or was it a safe install?

Plenty of houses will not have any certificates. Other houses that have had DIY bodging done will have been wired in pre-unified wiring, as this is the only real way to prove that wiring was done post 2005 (all modern cables are date stamped). Its not a problem, but you do need some form of check to ensure that the electrics are safe. If the owner is conciencious, they will not object to getting a PIR completed. They can provide a copy to each potential buyer and it can be another assistance to surveyors in assessing standards of wiring in the electrical installation.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:39:45 +0000

Thank you for this information, I have altered the article accordingly.

Kind regards,

Gemma

By: A Clancy

A Clancy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:52:49 +0000

A qualified electrican must be registered with NICEIC Certification Services Limited………….NOT TRUE
Part P electrician can be with any approved part P provider …ie…ELECSA,BSI…..I wish more communities and authorities were better informed of this.

Also regarding an Electrical safety certificate usually means periodic inspection report, electrical installation certificate or minor electrical installation works certificate….why is this area also not falling in line with the wiring regs

By: Kathryn Partridge

Kathryn Partridge — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:42:32 +0000

Updating or modifying electrical equipment in the communal area of flats needs a safety certificate. However, do the flats within that building also need to provide a safety certificate if no modifciations or damage has occured within them?