A couple of years ago we had some electrical work done in our flat - a new fuse box and new sockets/lights in the kitchen, bedroom and lounge. The electrician was a friend of a friend and was a retired electrician (fully qualified). He quoted us £500 for the work, but when it came to him being paid he said the price had gone up to £1000. We asked for receipts of the stuff he had bought and never saw him again. We sent messages thru' our friend trying to contact him for about 12 months so that we could pay him, but never heard anything from him. Our friend only has his telephone number (which is now obsolete) and no address.
Probably because we never paid him for the work he did (even though we are still willing to) he never left us a certificate or part p. We are now in the process of selling our flat but the solicitors want to see the certificate.
How do we get a certificate? What do we have to do?
Susan and Keith.
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
Hi
You need a Periodic Inspection Report (PIR), any part P electrician (registered with NICEIC, etc) can do it. hope this helps
Edris Electrical
Answered17 May 2013
9
Anonymous user
If you have not already done so, explain this to your solicitor and engage the services of a suitably qualified electrician to carry out an Electrical Installation Condition Report. It won't replace the 'missing' certificate but will show the condition of your installation as it is now. Hopefully it will be found in a healthy condition.
Answered17 May 2013
5
Anonymous user
Hi
First of all you need an EICR done a report on the flat to see what needs doing if anything to bring up to current regs, then the works on the report and then a certificate for these works. Hope this helps ? An electricain on here registered with Niceic or similar can do this for you
Let me know if I can help you with this
Regards
Hi
You can have whats call an electrical installation condition report which would test all the electrics in your flat and would give satisfactory or unsatisfactory result.
lots more information can found on www.esc.org.uk
The only legal way is to have the work redone or pay for the local authority to come in and test and check the work. Although if the mood takes them they could fine you up to £5000 for breaking the law for a late notification.
Hi Susan,
The only way to get round this would be to get a qualified electrician to test and inspect the new circuits, its called an Electrical Installation Condition Report.
Only the person who carried out the work can give you an installation certificate.
MK of Fulham Electrical Dervices Ltd
Answered17 May 2013
3
Anonymous user
Since the recent changes to Part P legislation you can now get an approved electrician to inspect the work and issue a certificate for the work done. Should be straightforward!
Get An EICR Report done on the property,
Regards
SF
Answered17 May 2013
3
Anonymous user
If there is no chance of obtaining a certificate from the electrician that did the work, then you need to get a part p accredited tradesman to carry out an electrical installation condition report. Obviously this will cost you and my advice to anyone considering any future electrical work is to use a qualified part p electrician accredited to one of the government bodies such as NICEIC.
Very difficult one. In all honesty I cannot understand why he hasn't chased the money or been in contact unless there is something that he does not want to come out (like he is unable to issue certificates) £1000 for the work you mentioned above is extortionate by the way unless there was major re-wire work on the circuits you describe.
In answer to your question the only real option open to you is to call another qualified electrician in to fully inspect and test the installation and issue you with an EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report). Depending on where you live this may cost you a few hundred pounds but well worth the piece of mind.
Your best to speak to your local authority / council to discuss this. They will at a charge sort this by sending a contractor to inspect the work to see if it can be approved / signed off.
Ian
