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What certificates, guarantees or other paperwork should I prepare for sale ?

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ohnowhatcanthematterbe · 06/09/2014 21:03

We are selling our Victorian higgledy, piggledy house. Its beautiful but knocked around by previous owners and ourselves. We have 2 major building regs issues, both fairly recent as well as a plethora of other issues dating back to its 2 conversions (complicated).

So, given the shock the buyers will have when the survey and solicitors start querying everything I want to make sure that I have as much reassuring paperwork together as possible.

Its generally in very good order, its not a wreck, all appliances, fireplaces, boiler etc have been replaced in the last 7 years.

I have Fensa certificates for all the windows and guarantees for most (I stupidly didn't transfer the guarantee for those put in by previous so will see if I can still do that).

I will get the boiler serviced.

We put in a gas fireplace but cannot find the corgi certificate anywhere so I will try and get a replacement for that.

We put in a new electrical consumer unit but can't find any certificate for that although I do have certificates for the other electrical work.

Should I get a general gas safety check done?

What about an electrical check? Is there a basic check or would that mean a full survey?

Any other suggestions for making things go smoothly.

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specialsubject · 07/09/2014 10:49

most of these checks are for the buyer to do, but if you think it will be hard to sell then it all helps.

not CORGI any more - contact GasSafe to find a registered gas person who can do the checks for you. Be aware that gas appliances should have building regs certs; this is NOT the same as the landlord's safety check which you may be offered instead. The council should have copies, or Gas Safe may be able to help.

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