Can you confirm if you can get someone to the property by Wednesday as the service I ordered via OpenRent was supposed to be today between 12-16:00. No one has shown up or responded to my message.
If this cannot be rebooked for tomorrow or Wednesday I will need an immediate refund so I can organise myself. I have a tenant moving in and need the certificate.
Don’t assume a quick “pass”, it may require significant remedial work whoever you use.
It’s a new build and only just over the 5 years so I think it’ll be ok but will arrange to get anything I need done quickly outside of OpenRent. Unfortunately this hasn’t been a great experience.
I find my own electrician and gas engineer , epc etc
Yep. I’ll be doing that going forward!
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I’d be surprised if a 5 year old house wasn’t satisfactory - so if it comes back unsatisfactory ,post on here and I’ll give you an honest opinion from a sparky point of view
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Neelix Does a new house automatically have a longer elec cert. issued ,right from the start ?
I also booked an EICR almost 2 weeks ago and haven’t even had anyone contact me about an appointment date! How do i go about getting the money i paid refunded? Not a great start to my first experience of Openrent.
No. In the case of a new home or rewire, an EIC (electrical installation certificate) is acceptable, and this would be for the first 5 years
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Unfortunately I have not found the additional services offered by Openrent to be reliable or of good quality. One EPC I ordered a few years ago was performed by a teenager who took about 15 mins to assess a 3 bedroom flat. For comparison, I recently used a local company specialising in EPCs and they took 45-50 mins to assess a smaller sized 2 bed property.
Similar issue when I tried to book an EICR; no one accepted my request, and I was promptly refunded after cancelling it, so I suggest you cancel it from your side or contact Openrent directly to do so. Note that Openrent won’t reschedule the appointment as it’s a third party providing the service. Openrent are merely handling payments. I always find my own tradespeople / electricians etc. local FB groups often have recommendations.
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Thank you Neelix that’s very kind
I contacted via the help form and asked for a refund. It was processed pretty quickly
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Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. An electrician has recently been in touch and made an appointment for today so we will see how it goes. Thanks again.
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