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Electric test when buying a new home

Posted by Andrew , on Sun 17 Jun 2018 08:22am

We are in the process of buying a home that i think was built in the 1940's-1950's, they have a had a new fuse box fitted recently, we were wondering is it worth getting a tradesmen to come out and do an electrical test/report to see if the house needs partial or full rewiring within the next 5 years before we go ahead and buy the property? Any advice would be great. Thanks

Tom Quirk

Tue 26 Jun 2018 09:53am

Hi Andrew If there is certification with the new install, this will cover cable Integrity However it will not be a full EICR for peace of mind to ensure the house is fully compliant is advise getting a full EICR

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