FENSA for Velux windows

[vhm672]

Originally Posted by Clamshell

P.s - personally I’d avoid indemnity policies. If you know you should have had an application/fensa for the installation, an indemnity policy won’t pay out and it will be a waste of your money

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Not true on any indemnity policy I have seen. All you have to do is be able to meet the requirements of the policy most of which mean the works have to be a certain period ago and no contact with the local authority. These policies are designed for known risks (I.e where you know there is a breach).

[Clamshell]

Originally Posted by vhm672

Not true on any indemnity policy I have seen. All you have to do is be able to meet the requirements of the policy most of which mean the works have to be a certain period ago and no contact with the local authority. These policies are designed for known risks (I.e where you know there is a breach).

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In my experience, contact has generally been made with the local authority as part of the conveyancing process to establish whether certification is available, and has generally been confirmed by them as not obtained before most conveyancing solicitors try to sell policies.

[vhm672]

Originally Posted by Clamshell

In my experience, contact has generally been made with the local authority as part of the conveyancing process to establish whether certification is available, and has generally been confirmed by them as not obtained before most conveyancing solicitors try to sell policies.

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I am not a residential conveyancer as I deal with commercial real estate but surprised that when a conveyancer asks a question about FENSA they don’t warn the seller not to approach the authority as this would prejudice the ability to get insurance, this is especially true as FENSA can be checked by address without going anywhere near a local authority. Especially at the moment regularising the position is unlikely to be a quick option given limited capacity in most local authority teams, whereas insurance (subject to conditions is all but instantaneous) and despite the reference to solicitors selling a policy this is a pure pass through of cost.

[Blue nose]

Originally Posted by vhm672

I am not a residential conveyancer as I deal with commercial real estate but surprised that when a conveyancer asks a question about FENSA they don’t warn the seller not to approach the authority as this would prejudice the ability to get insurance, this is especially true as FENSA can be checked by address without going anywhere near a local authority. Especially at the moment regularising the position is unlikely to be a quick option given limited capacity in most local authority teams, whereas insurance (subject to conditions is all but instantaneous) and despite the reference to solicitors selling a policy this is a pure pass through of cost.

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This is what we did.
We checked Fensa and didn't have one for all doors/windows and bought via our solicitor. Really straight forward and no messing. Meant house sale could go through and no issues.

[lensgirl]

If your installer is a fensa registered installer, just ask him to register them. When we moved house typically our boiler installer and window installer had forgotten to register them. They both then did it and I got the certificates in a few days

[DadToThree]

Thanks everyone really useful stuff.