Home Buyers Reports
How much do you know about the property you are buying?
According to Government statistics, each year on average 10 people die and about 750 are seriously injured in accidents involving unsafe electrical installations in the home. Buying a property is one of the most important purchases of your life, so it's important that your new home represents good value for money and you know what expenditure if any, you will need to make on your new house. Increasingly Building Societies are asking for an electrical inspection before finalising their mortgage agreement. Many clients, armed with the facts, are able to negotiate for the price to be reduced and the report can also be used to plan future maintenance. Others are prevented from making a costly or ill advised purchase.
We have completely revised our home electrical inspection service and now offer 3 levels of service to better fit with our client's requirements and 'purse'. We can liaise with the estate agents or vendor concerned on your behalf to arrange our inspection, collect keys etc.
Level One
This is a visual inspection/survey of the electrical installation Note: There is no testing of the electrical installation. You will receive a report in a folder outlining any possible problems and areas of concern the engineer identified, with our recommendations for any work needed to bring the installation up to standard or made safe. The recommendations will be classified in terms of their urgency for example some work should be done before using the system because it is a safety issue whereas other work could be left to be carried out at some future time.
- Checked against a +70 point list on all visible parts of the electrical installation and fittings
- Report identifies possible safety issues, deterioration or damage observed
- Examines any alterations to the original installation - have they been carried out correctly?
- Comments can be made on any planned additions/alterations or increased loading and their effects on the existing system
- A comprehensive Plain English list of recommended remedial/repair/safety works
- Ballpark estimate of costs for remedial/repair works if required
- Photos of any examples of damage/deterioration/dangerous or poor installation or other area of concern
Level Two
A visual inspection as in level one plus 4 key tests which check the integrity of the incoming supply and the associated earthing.
Level Three
This is a visual inspection and report as in Level One plus a full test on all the circuits so you also receive a Periodic Inspection Report which will:
- Identify if any electrical circuits or equipment are overloaded
- Detect any potential electrical shock risks
- Discover any fire hazards in your electrical installation
- Find any defective DIY electrical work
- Reveal any lack of protective earth /bonding
- Detail the type of fixed wiring system and its condition
The Periodic Inspection Report identifies and classifies problems according to the I.E.E. scale:
- Requires urgent attention
- Requires improvement
- Requires further investigation
- Does not comply with BS7671 (this does not necessarily imply that the installation is unsafe)
The cost of the service is based on the number of rooms in the property (discounting the hall) and a mileage charge if the property is outside of Sussex, contact us now for a quotation.
Certelec Ltd has a British Standards Institution Kitemark for its electrical inspection and testing service and we are an Approved Trader (East Sussex County Council Trading Standards). Our inspectors are all fully qualified and are CRB checked.