What You Need To Know About Electrics for Buy To Let - Part Five
It's worth knowing that if you have work done by someone who is not a competent person, a building notice or full plans must be submitted to the local authority building control officer, who will charge you to do an inspection instead. This could cost around £200 but the cost varies by local authority.
So it's worth using a “Competent Person” instead to save on this fee.
A “competent person” is an electrician who is registered with one of the main electricians bodies approved by the government and the advantage of using a competent person is that they don’t need to notify the local authority before the work begins or have it inspected after - because the local authority will accept a certificate from the person carrying out the work as evidence that the requirements have been satisfied.
If you use a competent person, at the end of the job, they will give you a BS7671 Installation Certificate to confirm that their work complies with the rules and a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate to say that the work meets with building regulations.
If you sell the property, this will need to be shown to a purchasing solicitor on request.
Copyright David Lawrenson 2007
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So it's worth using a “Competent Person” instead to save on this fee.
A “competent person” is an electrician who is registered with one of the main electricians bodies approved by the government and the advantage of using a competent person is that they don’t need to notify the local authority before the work begins or have it inspected after - because the local authority will accept a certificate from the person carrying out the work as evidence that the requirements have been satisfied.
If you use a competent person, at the end of the job, they will give you a BS7671 Installation Certificate to confirm that their work complies with the rules and a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate to say that the work meets with building regulations.
If you sell the property, this will need to be shown to a purchasing solicitor on request.
Copyright David Lawrenson 2007
Back to main site: www.lettingfocus.com
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Friday, January 19, 2007.
