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Hi after Issuing a EIC to a builder for electrical work(New ring and lighting to a kitchen extension,plus a new Ccu,) what would be a reasonable time that the builder should issue the certificate to the local council .He has only just done it but the cert was issued 18 months ago and the council say its out of date and he wants his money back.Any thoughts??
 
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His problem, he should have done it 18 months ago.
This is my opinion.He is threatening the small clains court ,quoting ..i havent done what i was paid to in the contract , by ensuring the council would accept it.Think imo he will have to fiollow through his threats
Thanks for your opinion Strima
 
I don’t suppose you fancy posting a copy of the contract with person details removed?

I can’t imagine a clause in there that will trip you up at small claims court but it’s worth a look if you are concerned.
 
If there hasn’t been any changes since your work was completed and certified there is no reason for Council to refuse it. (Was it done to 18th edition?).

Anyway, I’d probably offer Builder to talk to Council about it. You may find there are other things they don’t like about the build...
 
Hi after Issuing a EIC to a builder for electrical work(New ring and lighting to a kitchen extension,plus a new Ccu,) what would be a reasonable time that the builder should issue the certificate to the local council .He has only just done it but the cert was issued 18 months ago and the council say its out of date and he wants his money back.Any thoughts??

Did you notify the works at the time?
 
As @Midwest said given you are a cps member it would have been automatically notified if you have failed to do this then the liability is on you I would say. Why not do an EICR. Of course if you were not a cps member then given that electrical work needs to be notified prior to work commencing then again if you failed to do this and issue a cert to the council I would say again you are liable. But then again if the builder had his own notification of works in to BC, and the council did not ask for the cert when signing off, then the BC have been negligent in not obtaining the cert at the time of signing off.
 
If there hasn’t been any changes since your work was completed and certified there is no reason for Council to refuse it. (Was it done to 18th edition?).

It has to be notified to the council, one way or another, within 28 days of completion of the work.
A certificate dated 18months ago is a long way overdue so they have a good reason not to accept it.
 

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