compulsory E.I.C's for domestic properties?

[UNG]

Dazza 1981 I've not given any advice the only reason I brought it up is because a friend of mine is in insurance and he was telling me they didn't pay out on a claim because the electrical install was below standards and no test certs etc could be provided to prove they were okay! So I was asking the question what people thought about it, what might become compulsory in the very near future

I don't think an insurance company can make it compulsory they may make it a requirement for insurance, would you care to tell us what was so below standard on the install your friend mentions as it all sounds a bit hypothetical and testing the water for an insurance company to sign you up to an annual inspection scheme

I think its a smashing idea, say some form of Condition Report every five years mandatory or risk the wrath of the insurance man. Unsatisfactory result incurs a higher insurance premium, satisfactory results in a lower one. Its gonna happen eventually.

There are times when this forum could do with a disagree or thumbs down button for posts like this

 

[Knobhead]

I think its a smashing idea, say some form of Condition Report every five years mandatory or risk the wrath of the insurance man. Unsatisfactory result incurs a higher insurance premium, satisfactory results in a lower one. Its gonna happen eventually.

Wondered how long it would take for you to jump on the band wagon.

A hint of a quick buck and here you are.

 

[telectrix]

might be a good idea in principal. hypothetically, an genuine EICR every 5 years costing , say, £250, with the insurance companies giving a £50/annum discount on seeing a copy of the report. Sparks earn money, the cost is recovered by the home owner through the reduced premium. everyone's a winner.

 

[MerlinGremlin]

Ung I'm cards in with a company so it wouldn't interest me if an insurance company tried tapping me up I wouldn't entertain it, with gas you have the chance to smell it, you have carbon monoxide alarms and you can only work on it if your gas registered! With electricity you can't smell it, see it or fit alarms to warn you its present and dangerous and then the next thing you know you've been struck by the tail of the devil!

 

[gutterball]

it won't work the home owners only worry about the electrics when some thing goes wrong. how many houses do you go into where the sticker on the board for next test due is 5 or 10 years out of date and the 1/4 rcd test is never done.

 

[stevethesparks]

I can just imagine that the same 20% being checked every year i.e. the easiest locations, and the remaining 80% never getting a look in - and thats for the ones that would get done at all.
In my humble opinion, the only EICR's carried out should be a full and comprehensive inspection

 

[MerlinGremlin]

I understand there will be costs incurred by the homeowners or landlords but surely as sparks we should all be thinking along the line of raising standards in domestic properties, it would be hard to police and make sure all circuits tested etc if it saves lives then I'm all for it, or even if it became compulsory to have one done before you can sell your house? Or every 10 years just to check everything is okay? Some of the houses I've worked in over the years have been death traps due to people adding things on and not knowing what there doing, this could prevent someone being killed hopefully.

 

[Plonker 3]

I understand there will be costs incurred by the homeowners or landlords but surely as sparks we should all be thinking along the line of raising standards in domestic properties, it would be hard to police and make sure all circuits tested etc if it saves lives then I'm all for it, or even if it became compulsory to have one done before you can sell your house? Or every 10 years just to check everything is okay? Some of the houses I've worked in over the years have been death traps due to people adding things on and not knowing what there doing, this could prevent someone being killed hopefully.

Part P ring any bells?

Why is everyone hell bent on domestic properties?

What about commercial and industrial, why weren't these mentioned by the OP?

 

[stevethesparks]

Before the sale of a house is a great idea, rather than find out what a heap or crud you have bought after the sale. Prospective buyers could skip straight to the observations page, but as regards 20% every year - no way.

 

[Plonker 3]

GN3 already states any property should have a EICR on the change of occupancy already.