Re: Electric Re-wiring!

[Jewelie <jewelie@xxxxxxxxx>]

More like the mortgage company will ask for the relevant certificates
(electrics and plumbing) and if they not there, they say "no go, get
them"

In some cases they may ask you to give them the money so they can pay
contractors to do it.

Pretty much going to be the case that no certificate equals no sale
unless it is all going to be done privately. Involve a mortgage
company anywhere along the line, and you are going to be required to
have the certificates other otherwise be able to prove that things are
safe. (House builds and so on done over the last few years.)

A friend of mine is a plumber, and she is already having to do
mortgage rework with payment lodged with mortgage company in advance.
For other work withholding the certificate (along with CORGI gas)
until payment is pretty much the ultimate sanction short of court.

Julie

On 5/3/07, David Greaves <david@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes.
>
> No, they say "This house is electrically unsafe and needs
re-wiring. That=
will
> cost =A31500 otherwise I can't get insurance - hey Mr Estate Agent,
now y=
ou know
> this aren't you obliged to tell other buyers about it. Anyhow, if you
jus=
t
> knock =A31500 off the =A3395,000 for the house we'll do it when we
move i=
n."
>
> The seller says "WTF, OK".
> The buyer grins.
>
> David
> PS or something like that.
>
> Ho Yin Ng wrote:
> > Do people really check when they buy a house whether the place
has been
> > rewired??
> >
> > If they ask for a certificate and you say you don't have one are
they r=
eally
> > going to not buy the house?
> >
> > Ho yin
> >
> > On 02/05/07, Mark Golledge <markgolledge@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>   Hi guys,
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the emails. I think the idea, like has been
said, is th=
at
> >> they want it brought up to current regs. Fine if you are
about to sell
> >> your
> >> house as now doubt the buyer would want this as well (and you
to pay f=
or
> >> it), not fine if you are a. not wanting to sell and b.
strapped for ca=
sh!
> >>
> >> I've got an uncle who is an electrician - albeit at the other
end of t=
he
> >> country. Am going to seek some more advice but I think the
general
> >> approach
> >> is going to be get what we need done (i.e. circuit board and
metal
> >> faceplates) and then save up for a full re-wire at a later
date (befor=
e we
> >> sell!).
> >>
> >> Thanks again,
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> On 5/2/07, Jon Payne <jgpayne@xxxxxxx
<jgpayne%40btinternet.com=
>>
> >> wrote:
> >>> I think that's what they do these days isn't it? They
want to bring
> >>> everything up to currents regs. I had Southern Electric
round - I rea=
lly
> >>> just wanted the earthing updated and fuse box replaced,
but they also
> >> wanted
> >>> to install an extra circuit for a TV amp in the airing
cupboard and
> >> split
> >>> the ring main, those last two people labour intensive =3D
expensive.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----
> >>> From: Neil Fuller <neil.fuller@xxxxxxx
<neil.fuller%40gmail.com> <
> >> neil.fuller%40gmail.com>>
> >>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com><ukha_d%40yahoog=
rou
> >> ps.com>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, 1 May, 2007 5:18:10 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Electric Re-wiring!
> >>>
> >>> Ouch!
> >>>
> >>> This sounds a bit like a rip off to me, although Dean or
someone who =
is
> >>> more "current" with the regs will be able to
comment with more
> >> authority.
> >>> If the circuit for the boiler has no earth, it will
indeed need to be
> >>> rewired. However, AFAIK, that does not mean that the rest
of the hous=
e
> >>> needs to be re-wired too.
> >>>
> >>> At some point, if you start using metal faceplates or
light fittings,
> >>> you will need to rewire the lighting circuits but if the
boiler
> >>> replacement is more important, I'd suggest you just have
the boiler
> >>> circuit rewired, the boiler replaced and then save up
some more (and
> >>> plan) for the major rewire later.
> >>>
> >>> HTH
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> Neil
> >>>
> >>> Mark Golledge wrote:
> >>>> Afternoon everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> About to replace our boiler and have been told that
to ensure it mee=
ts
> >>>> all the requirements, we first need to have our
electrics checked.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, this afternoon we had a local firm come out
to give us a quo=
te
> >>>> hoping it'd be just Fuse box replacement.
> >>>>
> >>>> Turns out he tells us we need a whole re-wiring job
done as there is
> >>>> no earth lead in the light switches. Clearly if we go
ahead this is
> >>>> going to put the boiler replacement on hold.
> >>>>
> >>>> If I'm going to spend something in the region of
=A32.5k on a re-wir=
ing
> >>>> job, I think it might be a good opportunity to think
about what
> >>>> potential there is to link this into digital home
requirements.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any ideas? Only a 3 bed mid-terraced (and our first
house so nothing
> >>>> large and haven't got the money for any huge job) but
I've just
> >>>> started out with X10 but want to expand.
> >>>>
> >>>> Suggestions much appreciated!
> >>>>
> >>>> Mark
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
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