Diagnostics Provide Real Estate for Sale
The seller of a former housing is obliged to provide the buyer a “file diagnostic technique, recently added two new certificates: gas in November 2007 and installation of domestic electricity by 1 January 2009 . Small update on the seven diagnoses that must contain the file.
INSTALLATION OF INTERNAL ELECTRICITY:
Duration of validity of certificate: 3 years.
What type of housing should we make a diagnosis?
Since 1 January 2009, the seller of a building for residential use including the installation of domestic electricity is more than 15 years should make this diagnosis.
What is concrete diagnosis?
It covers the entire electrical installation deprivation, located downstream of the device command general protection of this facility until outlet or any other supply terminals. This diagnosis is made without disassembly of the electrical insulation or destruction of cables.
Who do achieve?
For a person whose skills have been certified.
Penalties
The seller can not provide an exemption from the guarantee against hidden defects.
INSTALLATION OF DOMESTIC GAS
Duration of validity of certificate: Less than 3 years.
When to assess the status of the installation?
This measure relates to buildings for residential use including the installation of domestic gas for over 15 years.
What is concrete diagnosis?
It describes the status of devices such as heating, hot water, but also fixed piping gas.
Penalties:
The absence of the state of the domestic gas installation may allow the buyer to seek the resolution of the sale or a price drop. As the seller, it can not provide an exemption from the guarantee against hidden defects.
DIAGNOSIS ENERGY (ECD):
New document to be provided by the owner since November 2006, the “Diagnostic will let you know the power consumption of a property before buying it.
Duration of validity of certificate: 10 ans. 10 years.
What is concrete diagnosis?
The major items of consumption will be screened: heating, hot water and cooling.
You will be shown, including the amount of energy consumed or estimated by category of equipment, but also the emission of greenhouse gases generated.
“We take into account the size, year of construction, the location for the outside temperature, type and surfaces in direct contact with the outside world,” says Ludovic Jack, director of Aadena firm specializing in diagnostic techniques property. “If the heating is collective, we support the diagnosis of spending the last three years.”
The expert then assigns two ratings on a scale consisting of seven levels. The annual energy consumption can classify dwellings of “saving” to “energy”. For the emission rate of greenhouse gases, the accommodations are rated from “low” for more environmentally friendly to “strong issue” for bad students.”It’s about 120 euros for an apartment of 3 rooms,” says Ludovic Valet.
Who do achieve?
By an impartial and independent professional, certified by an organization accredited by the COFRAC.
Penalties
Although nonobligatory and with recommendations of work by the expert, know that this diagnosis remains the “incentive” and not involve the seller to carry out improvement work.
If ECD is not annexed to the promise of sale, this can challenge the sale unless the buyer provides proof of an injury and linked to the absence of the ECD. In this case, that one can claim damages.
Natural and technological hazards: (ERNP)
Duration of validity of certificate Less than 6 months.
And updated if housing is included in a risk area after signing the pledge.
In addition, the seller is obliged to inform the purchaser on the accidents that occur in the building, written in the deed of sale.
What is concrete diagnosis?
The risks (flood, earthquake, etc..) Which the building is exposed must be reported, maps in support to allow the buyer to locate the slot and the potential dangers involved.
Penalties
Without this diagnosis, the buyer may request that the sale or reduction of price.
TERMITES:
Duration of validity of certificate: Less than 6 months.
When to conduct a “parasitic”?
The moment an order prefectoral delineates an area contaminated by termites, the seller is obliged to verify the presence of termites. This examination can be done by any certified professional, independent of any treatment or fight against termites and any link of interest with any activities.
What is concrete diagnosis?
The review concerns both the house (framing, roofing, flooring, staircases, baseboards) that the field (fences, trees, stumps, earth), basements, cellars and private portions of an apartment.
Penalties
Without this certificate, the seller is responsible vis-à-vis the purchaser of the possible presence of termites, a presence considered a defect. The buyer can then claim the payment of salary or a reduction in the selling price or cancellation of the sale.