Home buyer's pre-purchase electrical surveys

For most of us, buying a home is the biggest investment we will ever make.   How important is it then to ensure that the electrical, gas and plumbing services are all in order and comply with current safety standards?   The kitchen may look stunning and the bathroom delightful, but can you be sure that the electrics or plumbing were not installed by a DIY cowboy?   Do you even understand what you are looking at and, if installed since January 2005, do the electrics have a Part P Building Regulations certificate as required by law?   You would be amazed at some of the shocking things we find when we carry out a pre-purchase inspection.

Power Service electrical safety contractors Ltd are experts in electrical pre-purchase surveys.  We will undertake an NICEIC Periodic Inspection Report on the condition of the electrical installation, to identify (in order of priority) any deficiencies against the national safety standard for electrical installations.  This report is recommended by surveyors and is sometimes a condition of a mortgage offer.

With the Electrical Condition Report we will provide a full explanation of the observations in layman's terms and our recommendations including an estimate or, usually, a fixed price quote for any remedial work required to bring the installation into compliance with current standards.  This enables the purchaser to negotiate the cost of any remedial work with the vendor.  Prices for a domestic electrical condition report are typically between £100 and £200 depending on the size of the property (our prices).

It is your biggest investment, don't take a chance