Hi All,
In 2005 when my now wife sold her house I seem to remember us answering a series of questions one of which was something like, 'Has any alterations been made to the house wiring installation since such and such a date?' I can't remember the date exactly but it may have been around 2003 or 2004. I had done some alterations but that was a few years before the date in question so the answer was a simple 'No'.
As it happens, the buyer had an electrical survey done and she said she was advised by the electrician that the house needed re-wiring and would we pay half the cost. We agreed to her request in order to get the sale and reduced the sale price accordingly. I also left her diagrams of the wiring additions I had made so as to assist with the rewire.
Now to the point of my post. Something obviously changed around 2003/4 and as we moved into this house in 2005 we would be subject to that change. We are now thinking of selling our current house in the not too distant future and as I have made a few minor changes to the installation I would have to answer any similar question with a 'Yes'. Below are the changes I have made and I would like to know if I have to notify anyone or have any checks and certification carried out.
1. When we had some additional kitchen units fitted I moved an existing double socket which was near the floor higher up the wall so as to locate it above the new worktop and below the new wall unit. It has the same wire supplying it as it had originally but I had to shorten it by a metre or so.
2. I moved a light fitting about six inches so as to position it central over the dining table. I seem to remember there was only three wires (LN&E) to the original fitting so I just extended them via a terminal block and brought them back through the ceiling to the new fitting. I could reverse this if necessary and fit a pendant in the original position.
3. I removed a shaver socket that was right in front of a bathroom sink and terminated the wires in a terminal block so I could fit a mirror over where the socket was. I could also reverse this if necessary by removing the mirror and fitting a new shaver socket.
4. Finally, and I don't think this will count as an alteration, I removed several light pendants and fitted new light fittings in their place. I may reverse these of course and re-fit pendants upon selling the house.
Any advice about what action I need to take with reference to the four points above ahead of marketing the house would be appreciated.
Thanks.
In 2005 when my now wife sold her house I seem to remember us answering a series of questions one of which was something like, 'Has any alterations been made to the house wiring installation since such and such a date?' I can't remember the date exactly but it may have been around 2003 or 2004. I had done some alterations but that was a few years before the date in question so the answer was a simple 'No'.
As it happens, the buyer had an electrical survey done and she said she was advised by the electrician that the house needed re-wiring and would we pay half the cost. We agreed to her request in order to get the sale and reduced the sale price accordingly. I also left her diagrams of the wiring additions I had made so as to assist with the rewire.
Now to the point of my post. Something obviously changed around 2003/4 and as we moved into this house in 2005 we would be subject to that change. We are now thinking of selling our current house in the not too distant future and as I have made a few minor changes to the installation I would have to answer any similar question with a 'Yes'. Below are the changes I have made and I would like to know if I have to notify anyone or have any checks and certification carried out.
1. When we had some additional kitchen units fitted I moved an existing double socket which was near the floor higher up the wall so as to locate it above the new worktop and below the new wall unit. It has the same wire supplying it as it had originally but I had to shorten it by a metre or so.
2. I moved a light fitting about six inches so as to position it central over the dining table. I seem to remember there was only three wires (LN&E) to the original fitting so I just extended them via a terminal block and brought them back through the ceiling to the new fitting. I could reverse this if necessary and fit a pendant in the original position.
3. I removed a shaver socket that was right in front of a bathroom sink and terminated the wires in a terminal block so I could fit a mirror over where the socket was. I could also reverse this if necessary by removing the mirror and fitting a new shaver socket.
4. Finally, and I don't think this will count as an alteration, I removed several light pendants and fitted new light fittings in their place. I may reverse these of course and re-fit pendants upon selling the house.
Any advice about what action I need to take with reference to the four points above ahead of marketing the house would be appreciated.
Thanks.