In free.uk.diy.home Bypass wrote:
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I don't think that's allowed. The 'Part P testing' has to be part of
the standard building regs charges, they can't add anything extra. A
number of uk.d-i-y posters have pointed this out to councils who have
tried to charge them and the councils have backed down.
Are you sure you have this right?
You won't get any electrician to carry out your testing, for Part P
certification, without making a charge.
It's not the DIYer's responsibility to get the Part P testing done.
The DIYer simply goes to the council and says "I've done some work
that needs checking under part P building regulations", the council
then checks it and, as I understand it, there are standard costs for
the check.
I think you mean that the Building Regulations inspection fee, should be
based on the total cost of construction, less the cost of the
self-certification works, such as Part P electrical?
If it's "self-certified" by an electrician then s/he must have done
the work, the cost (if any) will have been included in the cost of the
work. You can't get an 'outside' electrician to certify some work
that they haven't done and then show the certificate to the council.
If you have uncertified work done then the only way to get it past
building regs is to get the council building regs people to check it.
If they use an outside electrician then that's entirely up to them but
has no effect on what they can charge you.
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Chris Green