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Many years ago, 1988 to be precise, our family home was diagnosed with clay heave. I was around 14 at the time so I don't remember much. It was found during a survey as the house was to be sold. All the work was carried out buy a contractor appointed by the building insurance company, the NHBC were involved too as the property was under 10 years old.
Fastforward to today, the property is still owned by my Mum who has lived away from it, it has been rented out for nearly 20 years, Mum is retiring and the property is now up for sale. Buyers have been found and a price agreed, however, Mum has had to declare the clay heave in the sellers pack, this has obviously made the buyers wary.
The buyers are asking for a certificate?
Mum has been through all the paperwork and can't find a certificate, she has paperwork from the engineers that did the works but no certificate. My late Father dealt with it all at the time, if he was still around he would know if there was a certificate and where it was.
My questions are, would the NHBC have records of the works and if so would they be able to provide a copy of a certificate?
Many thanks
Fastforward to today, the property is still owned by my Mum who has lived away from it, it has been rented out for nearly 20 years, Mum is retiring and the property is now up for sale. Buyers have been found and a price agreed, however, Mum has had to declare the clay heave in the sellers pack, this has obviously made the buyers wary.
The buyers are asking for a certificate?
Mum has been through all the paperwork and can't find a certificate, she has paperwork from the engineers that did the works but no certificate. My late Father dealt with it all at the time, if he was still around he would know if there was a certificate and where it was.
My questions are, would the NHBC have records of the works and if so would they be able to provide a copy of a certificate?
Many thanks
Thanks for the replies.
Mum has been in touch with the NHBC and the engineers that did the work, both are confident that they can provide details of what happened and what was done. I am certain that there was never any certificate as it would certainly be with the paperwork Mum has.
I have spoken to the Estate Agent just so I can get a picture in my mind of what is needed, he agrees a certificate is not worth the paper it is written on, just like a MOT certificate, however it's what the buyers want to continue. They won't commit to a survey until they have what they want.
Mum has been in touch with the NHBC and the engineers that did the work, both are confident that they can provide details of what happened and what was done. I am certain that there was never any certificate as it would certainly be with the paperwork Mum has.
I have spoken to the Estate Agent just so I can get a picture in my mind of what is needed, he agrees a certificate is not worth the paper it is written on, just like a MOT certificate, however it's what the buyers want to continue. They won't commit to a survey until they have what they want.
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