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The majority of mortgage lenders will insist upon a Professional Consultant’s Certificate for all newly built or newly converted dwellings. The certificates can only be provided by suitably qualified consultants and our surveyors have extensive experience of inspecting new properties and conversions throughout the South West (primarily Devon, Cornwall & Somerset).
A Professional Consultants Certificate (PCC – formerly Architect’s Certificate) is a form that has been pre-approved by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) to certify that a consultant has monitored the construction of a property and that they will remain liable to the owner, and any lenders, for a period of six years from completion of the property. The property will be inspected during the course of construction or conversion with a minimum of five inspections taking place from :-
We can provide Professional Consultant Certificate Services for new build and converted homes and in some instances are able to offer Retrospective Certificates. Our service is aimed at self-builders and small developers who do not meet the housing warranty providers’ eligibility criteria or would rather not deal with such providers. The certificates are backed by our Professional Indemnity insurance.
The effect of the PCC is to confirm that the professional consultant has visited the property at appropriate periods to check the progress of construction, conformity with drawings approved under building regulations and conformity with drawings/instructions issued under the building contract. A purely visual inspection of the work suffices. It is therefore recognised that, by their very nature, interim inspections will not reveal all defects. In addition, some certificates expressly exclude liability for poor workmanship.
It is important to note the following:
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