Ian_m wrote:

Actually all this fuss about you won't be able to sell your house etc in not
true. Speaking to a mate in the pub last night, just sold his mother-in-laws
house with electrical work done in kitchen (tumble drier spur of cooker
point, by a neighbour) and no part P. He declared this on the sellers info,
buyers solictor asked for Part P form, he said if the buyer wants one he can
pay for it (£360 seller was quoted). Buyer still bought the house, actually
the asbestos artex was more of an issue than Part P.

A substantial proportion of houses sold havhe had work done of one sort
or another that has not been notified. IT is common and normal. In 99%
of cases it has no real effect on sales. From the buyers POV, when
buying an old house they can expect most every old house to have more
real issues than whether a bit of paperwork was filled in, so although
a first time buyer looking at their first house might be scared off,
people quickly wise up and stop messing about.

Of course not all work can be described this way: add an unauthorised 3
storey extension and you will have problems!


NT