Engineer Certificate of Compliance

Liamstack

Hi Everyone,

I am looking to sell a family house that has been handed down.

I have been informed by my solicitor that we need the Engineer Certificate of Compliance. I know that it was acquired around 1990 when the house was first built. Does anyone know how I go about proving this? Do I need a completely new engineers report and will this have to comply with todays standards and not when it was built?

I know this is brief but I am relatively lost.

sprucemoose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058313759/engineer-certificate-of-compliance

if you need to get a new cert it will be in relation to the building regs of the time and not current ones just fyi

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058313759/engineer-certificate-of-compliance

If the house was built circa 1990 then it didnt have to comply with building regs as they only became operable on 1 June 1992. What the solicitor is most likely looking for is an up to date cert of compliance in relation to planning permission. If there was a cert issued at the time the house was built then a new up to date cert is required just to confirm that no other works were carried out since the previous cert was issued. If there never was any certification then a standard cert will be acceptable but be aware that such certs can only be issued subject to everything in the planning application and permission being substantially complied with.

Mellor

Ask the solicitor exactly what he wants. It's likely that is going off a checklist and doesn't have an in-depth knowledge of building regs.