"Al Reynolds" wrote in message
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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There is already a common practice of electrical inspections being
done for conveyancing purposes so the inspection only game is well
established.

I suspect that what will likely happen in practice, is that people
will continue to DIY their electrical work as before and work will be
inspected at conveyancing time just as it is today.

Isn't the difference that this brings "ignoring the rules"
into the realm of "ignoring building regulations", with
the consequence that you may be asked to remove
any work done if you haven't gained approval?

Will people just rely on the excuse that the work must
have been done (a) by a previous owner or (b) before
the new regs came in?

Al




I think it will mainly involve new installations in new builds, to begin
with anyway, but as each property is sold and moves along the trail of new
owners, the regulations will eventually catch up with everyone.

These new requirements will mean that any house sold will have to have a
certificate issued to the vendor before anyone will be allowed to pass the
property on as being in a safe, as possible, condition when it was sold. So
any additional work that you've carried out in the house will then be tested
and documented and will show all the variations which you've carried out and
are not documented on a previously issued certificate that was given to you
when you bought the house.

So the new scheme does have a good workable scheme in this sense and should
eventually be able to show that the property has had changes done without
permissions or proper testing certifications when it comes to time of sale.
If you're living in it and it doesn't comply to these requirements, then I'd
imagine you'd be severely dealt with if the new additions which are not
covered by previous tests are found to be the cause of any loss or damage to
other properties around yours.