Lack of certificate from fusebox changed from insurance claim in 2013
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.39 PM
I am buying a house and the seller has said the house's fusebox was changed through an insurance claim in Jan-2013, but was unable to produce any certificates. Also, I could see on the council's building control that it was not notified.
Should I be concerned about asking them to get indemnity insurance and/or have it tested?
I got from answers below that it is not possible to get a retrospective certificate, but I can only get a Electrical Installation Condition Reporting? My question is whether there are any changes in regulations/standards between Jan-2013 and now (i.e. even if the fusebox was installed properly in Jan-2013, would it meet today's regulations/standards)
Also, is it common/normal practice for electricians appointed by insurers to do work and not part P registered+ not notify council's building control?
Can I infer from seeing the work was not logged with council's building control that it was not done by a Part-P registered electrician and/or building was not notified?
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
Normal practice for cowboy electricians. You can’t get a cert retrospectively get an EICR done on it and get the seller to pay for it. It will either pass or fail.
Edit... yes that’s exactly correct. So, it’s the sellers fault for getting the work done and not ensuring that everything was done right ie Certificate & notification to BC.
Edit... The consumer unit has to meet the regs for the time it was installed, not right up to date. The 3rd amendment BS7671 came out in 2015 concerning use of metal consumer units. So probably a plastic one installed in 2013. I have seen loads of insurance jobs with no cert or notification to bc.Who knows if the electrician who did it was part p or not-it was still wrong. The EICR is the route out of this. You can’t get a EIC and a Minor Works Cert is out. You are doing a lot of the sellers legwork, as the onus is on them to sort it-not you. If you buy it and take no notice and don’t get anything it could affect your house insurance or even companies refusing to insure you. Good luck.
Answered6 May 2018
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Anonymous user
Changing a consumer unit is notifiable as you say under part P and the Electrician should also have provided them with an installation certificate this applies to any appointed electrician.
Unfortunately there is no way of getting a retrospective certificate or part P notification but you can get a in depth Electrical Installation Condition Report carried out to satisfy it is a safe installation and complies to current regulations.
