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Paperwork after rewire?

davidwalker2

I would be grateful if the experts here could tell me what paperwork I should expect having just had a new CU and complete rewire of a house.   At the moment I have a certificate from NICEIC but all it states is “Building Regulations Certificate of Completion”, but nothing else.  Should I expect more?  When I last had this done at a different house I was given a list of works completed with test results, but I do not know what is expected now.

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    I would suggest that anybody who contracts with an electrician to do any work ensures that the contract (which could be verbal) includes certification.

    A prudent householder may wish to verify that an electrician is included in the register of a CPS. A very prudent householder may even wish to see some evidence of identity.

    Once that has been done, insisting on a valid signature seems to me to be superfluous.

    If there is a dispute about a landlords EICR, it may end up in the First-tier Tribunal. It would be a matter for the Tribunal to decide whether to admit an unsigned certificate (and what weight to give it) i.a.w. Rule 18.(6) of The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013:

    (6) The Tribunal may—

         (a) admit evidence whether or not it—

              (i) would be admissible in a civil trial in England and Wales; or ...

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    Quite seriously, I was an expert witness in a court case in Birmingham and the District Judge accepted a sketch on the back of an envelope as evidence.

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