Rewired house being sold - no part P

[Dannyfishcharge]

Hi

I'm in the process of selling my house, and we had it rewired by qualified electrician (NICEIC), about 6 years ago but we never received our Part P as the electrician done it all in the space of a weekend, and were going to 'get it done in the week' and as time went on, we forgot, they forgot etc.

The whole house was rewired:- downstairs, upstairs, loft, garage including a new split board CU.

Now we've come to sell it, we advised the solicitors that the house had this work done and they're now asking for certification on it. I chased the original electrician and found he now works at the other end of the country, and that local BC weren't informed about this work either; seems that was something I should have done, but was told they would do all the necessary.

I've spoken to local BC who advised for them to come and sign it off, they'd need to inspect 1st and 2nd fix but that means having it all pulled apart and re-done, for them to put it in their file and leech £400 from me.

I've since had an EICR done in the past month by a different qualified electrician and sent this on which seems to have satisfied the solicitors/buyer, but how does this leave me in terms of possible liabilty later on? Am I right in saying that I might still be accountable later on?

Many thanks

 

[rjm2k]

It's buyer beware, if they have a certificate and their solicitor is happy, keep your fingers crossed it goes through ok!

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

So, if the buyer and their solicitor are happy with the EICR, then it's all good?

My solicitor has mentioned that they could raise offer an indemnity against it.... will this be enough to absolve me from future comebacks?

 

[big-all]

there is no comeback what so ever
providing you have answered all questions honestly
as said above buyer beware

 

[kbdiy]

Why do you suppose there would be any comebacks? It is and always has been buyer beware. The house hasn't burnt to the ground since it was rewired and you have produced an EICR to back that up.

Stop worrying and get on with moving.

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

Can rest a bit more easily now.... had visions of a letter requesting £5000 landing on my doorstep in a few years time.

Many thanks

 

[rjm2k]

So, if the buyer and their solicitor are happy with the EICR, then it's all good?

My solicitor has mentioned that they could raise offer an indemnity against it.... will this be enough to absolve me from future comebacks?

I'm surprised your solicitor has suggested that given that BC know about the issue, that fact invalidates most indemnity policies. I would keep very very quiet about the issue, make sure your solicitor doesn't raise it again with them and keep your fingers crossed the certificate is enough.

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

@kbdiy - Coz solicitors and councils worry me, as every time you use one of them it normally means money......

Council in question want £400 to look at the work, and OK it, which has cost me £125+vat. I didn't want a hefty bill turning up in a few years time as it hadn't been added to their records.

The move has dragged abit due to the letters going back and forth, and once I realised that everything wasn't as it should be, I start seeing BIG £££££ signs to sort.

I'll carry on packing then!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

.... rewired by qualified electrician (NICEIC)....
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local BC weren't informed about this work either; seems that was something I should have done,

Absolutely not - you used a registered electrician, so it was without a shadow of a doubt his responsibility to tell NICEIC that he had done the work, and their responsibility to get you the Building Regulations compliance certificate.

I would say that you should pursue this through NICIEC, and get them to sort it out, were it not for this:

I've since had an EICR done in the past month by a different qualified electrician

You wouldn't need an EICR if you had an EIC from the original electrician, so basically you've got no proof that he even did the work.

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

Although I spoke to BC, I didn't give them any information about address etc....

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

Only got the EICR as it was the only way that we had some way of saying that someone qualified had been near the rewire - if they didn't accept this, then the move would have stopped. As it stands, it still can if the buying side isn't happy.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I'm in the process of selling my house, and we had it rewired by qualified electrician (NICEIC), about 6 years ago

And the reason that he gave you no EIC to prove that someone qualified had been near the rewire was........?

 

[Dannyfishcharge]

And the reason that he gave you no EIC to prove that someone qualified had been near the rewire was........?

The electricians in question doing this as a private job, 1 works for a company so has his NICEIC through them and the other has NICEIC in his own right, and was brought in to do this as a 2nd one to get it all done in the weekend.

Both were via a mate, and all this is now coming to light as I've started asking questions as to why I'm still having grief over something that I booked in good faith, over 6 years ago. To say I'm hacked off, is a very VERY mild understatement.

 

[ivixor]

This all stems from telling things to solicitors. Never ever tell a solicitor (especially if they are your solicitor) anything unless you absolutely have to, by law. Their job is find problems, and you have just grassed yourself up, effectively.

 

[JohnW2]

This all stems from telling things to solicitors. Never ever tell a solicitor (especially if they are your solicitor) anything unless you absolutely have to, by law. Their job is find problems, and you have just grassed yourself up, effectively.

I'm not really sure what you are thinking of here. The vendor's solicitor has no option but to answer yes/no to the question as to whether any electrical work has been carried out since 1st January 2005 on the standard Property Information form (TA6), and (s)he can only answer that question by asking the vendor. In the situation we are discussing, the one thing the vendor must not do is give a dishonest answer to that question (and to 'refuse to answer' the question would clearly arouse suspicion), since that is the one thing which could possibly have serious legal and/or financial consequences. If that question is answered 'yes', then it's up to the buyer's solicitor to decide what to do about it - (s)he will usually ask questions about details of the work and associated paperwork etc.

On the basis of what we've been told, I think the OP is probably worrying unnecessarily. Furthermore, if I were the vendor and the buyer was trying to make a big fuss about this, I think that I would probably tell them to go and find a different house to buy!

Kind Regards, John