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eiluj68
eiluj68
...But if safety is also your priority,make sure the scheme member and importantly the person actually doing the pir, is competent and dont rely on that membership alone
If you get a pir of a competent electrician you will more than likely have no problems whatsoever when you sell
You will find your concerns at the moment will become wonder at why you thought there was a problem at all
Thank you. Having been the recipient of so many useful and informative responses on this forum has enabled us to take a more balanced view of the situation.
Whilst I'm very unhappy that the electrician lead us into believing that the certificate he issued complied with current standards, I do understand why he might feel that the new regulations are a waste of time and money for someone with his experience. On the other hand, the consumer needs to be protected against someone with little or no experience/competence. Whether the current system addresses this point is debateable.
I do think that it's important for potential customers to be properly informed and to that end I will probably add a post to our local community forum recommendations board suggesting that people check in advance that the electrical work they have done will be certified properly and that they understand the value of that certification. Just because someone is Part P registered it doesn't follow that they will necessarily do a good job. Similarly, someone who isn't Part P registered can still do a good and safe job. However, there are legal obligations on the householder to ensure that any notifiable electrical work done is correctly certified and if they fail do this there is the potential for problems when a property is sold on, even if the local authority building control are too busy or uninterested in getting involved.