EICR unsatisfacory

[AnitaF]

Many thanks for all the advice. I'm learning rapidly. I have a quote for remedial work and will approach the agent about a price reduction.
With regards to exchange I just have spoken to my solicitor who has had no dates neither exchange nor completion from the sellers' solicitor. As far as they are concerned dates are not discussed until all enquiries are dealt with. I was texted Friday 27 November by the sellers that they are collecting the contract to exchange on 4 December to complete on 11 December. The home buyer survey was only scheduled to be on 1 December.
The sellers have booked workmen to work on the property they are buying and that's where the dates originate from.

 

[UKPN]

The home buyer surveyor recommended an EICR on a property I intend to purchase, because the sellers made some changes to circuits. The house is built in 1973/74 and had a garage conversion into an office and a wall removed to convert the kitchen and dining room into an open plan kitchen in 2015/16.
I have received the EICR today and it came back as unsatisfactory. The electrician conducting the EICR was sourced by the sellers while I pay for it. The two C2 items are Consumer unit doesn't meet current regulations and no RCD protection throughout installation.
I have read some of the posts on this forums that C2 and C3 are subjective to some degree, because of the age of properties. That will the argument from the sellers be who already pressurise me a lot to exchange essentially today with completion on Friday.
However, I cannot accept that completely, since the sellers made some alterations to the circuits. There is a "Section 51 of the Building Act 1984 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 ("the 2010Regulations") Final Certificate for the garage conversion. In the exchange between solicitors all electrical alterations were always claimed to be covered by that. However, during viewing I noticed that the lighting in one of the bedrooms was changed to two lightings. So there was some alterations which I believed had to be certified. Theat lighting arrangement has come back with a C3 "No earth sleeping in pendant" There are 3 more C3. In addition the sellers installed an outside socket which plugs itself into an indoor socket. A cable with a plug to the indoor socket is fed through the wall. Those two things and the home buyer survey prompted me to get the EICR.
I also have a portable hottub which comes with its own tester for an indoor socket and instructions that it needs to be connected to an indoor socket. I believe the tester tests for the RCD. I think with the current wiring I won't be able to use the hottub.

What are your opinions on this?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Picture the scenario, you have found your dream home, overlooking the sea/woodland/parkland etc. all facilities within walking distance. A dream come true. Id stuff the "unsatisfactory" bit of paper in a bin. Move in, sort the "unsatisfactory" stuff out later. The plastic fuseboard by the way is N/A

Regards, UKPN