Certificates and Compliance Guides
Documents, certificates, and compliance requirements you need when selling a property.
Missing or outdated certificates are one of the most common causes of delays in property sales. From your EPC and gas safety certificate to FENSA documentation and building regulations sign-off, buyers and their solicitors will expect to see proof that your property meets current standards. These guides explain which certificates you need, how to obtain them, and what to do if paperwork has gone missing.
What Do I Need to Sell My House? 2026 Checklist
Complete 2026 checklist of every document, certificate, and form needed to sell a house in England and Wales, with costs, timelines, and where to get each item.
Certificates & Compliance · 18 minNo FENSA Certificate for Windows? What to Do When Selling
Missing your FENSA certificate? 3 ways to fix it: find the original, get a regularisation certificate, or buy indemnity insurance. Step-by-step guide for sellers.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minGas Safety Certificate When Selling a House: Do You Need One?
Whether sellers need a gas safety certificate, what buyers will expect, and how to get one from a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minElectrical Certificate for Selling a House: What You Need
Whether you need an electrical installation certificate or EICR when selling, and how to handle rewiring or alterations without paperwork.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minEPC Certificate Explained: What Sellers Need to Know in 2026
What is an EPC certificate? A legal requirement when selling that rates your home A to G. Costs £60–£120, valid for 10 years. Guide to ratings, assessments, and upcoming changes.
Certificates & Compliance · 11 minPlanning Permission Check Before Selling Your House
How to check what planning permissions exist for your property, what counts as permitted development, and what to do if work was done without consent.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minBuilding Regulations Sign-Off Missing: Options for Sellers
What to do if building work was completed without a building regulations completion certificate, including regularisation and indemnity insurance.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minNHBC Certificate When Selling a New Build Property
What the NHBC Buildmark warranty covers, how it transfers to the buyer, and what to do if you have lost your certificate.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minDamp Proof Certificate When Selling: Do You Need One?
Whether you need a damp proof course certificate when selling, how to get a replacement if it is lost, and when indemnity insurance is an alternative.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minAsbestos Survey When Selling a House: Do You Need One?
When an asbestos survey is recommended before selling, what it involves, and how to handle asbestos findings in your property.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minSelling a House in a Conservation Area: Restrictions to Know
How conservation area status affects what you can do to your property and what restrictions buyers should be made aware of.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minTree Preservation Orders: What Sellers Need to Disclose
How tree preservation orders affect your property sale, what you need to disclose, and the penalties for removing protected trees.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minRight to Light Issues When Selling a Property
What right to light means, how it can affect your sale or development plans, and when to get a right to light assessment.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minParty Wall Agreement When Selling: What to Provide
When you need to provide a party wall agreement to your buyer's solicitor and what happens if work was done without one.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations When Selling
Current regulations for smoke and CO alarms in properties for sale, what sellers should check, and how it relates to building regulations.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minWater Regulations Certificate: When Sellers Need One
When a water regulations compliance certificate is needed for selling, what plumbing work requires certification, and how to get one retrospectively.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minListed Building Consent: What Sellers Must Check
How to check whether works to your listed building had the necessary consent, and what to do if consent was never obtained.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minPermitted Development When Selling: What to Check
How to verify that alterations to your property qualify as permitted development, and what evidence to provide to your buyer's solicitor.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minRadon Test When Selling a House: Is It Required?
Whether you need a radon test when selling, which areas of the UK are affected, and how radon levels could impact your sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minLand Registry Title Check Before Selling: What to Look For
How to check your property title at the Land Registry before selling, common issues to spot, and how to resolve title defects.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minBuilding Control Completion Certificate Explained
What a completion certificate is, when you need one, and what to do if it is missing.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minFENSA Certificate Explained
What FENSA registration means, how to check your windows are registered, and alternatives.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minGas Safe Register: How to Check Your Engineer
How to verify a gas engineer is registered and what documentation to keep for selling.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minIs My Old CORGI Gas Certificate Still Valid?
Whether pre-2009 CORGI certificates are accepted when selling and what to do if they are not.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minEICR: Electrical Installation Condition Report Explained
What an EICR covers, when sellers need one, and what the codes mean.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minPAT Testing When Selling a House
Whether PAT testing is needed when selling, what it covers, and when it is relevant.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minAsbestos Management Survey Explained
How asbestos management surveys differ from refurbishment surveys and when sellers need one.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minRadon Certificate When Selling Your Property
When a radon test is needed, what results mean, and how to get a certificate for your buyer.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minMining Report Certificate: When You Need One
What a mining report covers, which areas of the UK need one, and how to obtain it.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minChancel Repair Liability Insurance Explained
What chancel repair liability is, how it affects your sale, and whether you need insurance.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minBuildings Insurance During a House Sale
Your insurance obligations between exchange and completion, and when cover transfers to the buyer.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minStructural Engineer’s Report When Selling
When sellers should commission a structural report, what it covers, and how it helps your sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minDamp Proof Course Guarantee: What Sellers Need
What DPC guarantees cover, how long they last, and what to do if yours has expired.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minTimber Treatment Guarantee for Sellers
How timber treatment guarantees work, whether they are transferable, and what buyers expect.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minWoodworm Treatment Certificate When Selling
What a woodworm treatment certificate should include and how it reassures buyers.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minUnderpinning Certificate Explained
What an underpinning certificate covers, who issues it, and why buyers need it.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minRoof Guarantee When Selling Your Property
How roof guarantees work, whether they transfer to buyers, and what to do if yours has expired.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minBoiler Service Record When Selling
Why buyers want boiler service records, what to provide, and what to do if records are missing.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minOil Tank Certificate When Selling
OFTEC regulations, tank inspection certificates, and what sellers with oil heating need to provide.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minSeptic Tank Compliance Certificate
General binding rules, Environment Agency regulations, and what sellers must provide.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minCavity Wall Insulation Guarantee
What CWI guarantees cover, how to check if yours is registered, and what to do if it has failed.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minWindow Guarantee Without FENSA: What to Do
Your options when replacement windows were not FENSA registered, including indemnity insurance.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minPlanning Compliance Certificate Explained
What a planning compliance certificate is, how to obtain one, and when you need it.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minGetting Retrospective Building Regulations Approval
The process and cost of obtaining building regulations approval after work has been completed.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minFire Safety Certificates for Houses
When houses need fire safety documentation, what regulations apply, and what to provide to buyers.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minCarbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations When Selling
Current CO alarm requirements for sellers, what the law says, and how it affects your sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minLegionella Risk Assessment When Selling
Whether sellers need a legionella risk assessment, when it is relevant, and what it covers.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minEnergy Assessor Qualifications: Who Can Issue an EPC?
How to check your energy assessor is qualified and what accreditation schemes exist.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minSection 106 Agreement: What Sellers Need to Know
How Section 106 planning obligations affect your property sale and what buyers will check.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minParty Wall Award When Selling Your Property
What a party wall award is, how it affects your sale, and what documentation buyers need.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minWIAPS Certificate Explained: What Sellers Need to Know
What a WIAPS certificate is, when you need one for selling a property, how to get one, and what happens if windows don’t have one.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minDoes Your EPC Rating Affect Council Tax?
Whether your EPC rating affects council tax, how council tax bands work, and the relationship between energy efficiency and property taxes in the UK.
Certificates & Compliance · 7 minCertificate of Lawfulness: What It Is and When You Need One
What CLUD and CLUE certificates prove, when you need one to sell your property, and how to apply to your local planning authority.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minSelling After a Conservatory: Do You Need Building Regs?
Whether your conservatory needs building regulations approval, what buyers will ask, and what to do if you don't have the paperwork.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minCLUD vs CLUE: Which Certificate Do You Need?
The difference between a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development and a Certificate of Lawful Use for a proposed development.
Certificates & Compliance · 8 minFENSA Certificate Missing and Company Gone Bust: What to Do
Your window installer has gone bust and you have no FENSA certificate. Here’s how to check databases, get a regularisation certificate, or use indemnity insurance to keep your sale on track.
Certificates & Compliance · 9 minDamp Survey Explained: What It Involves and What Results Mean
What a damp survey involves, types of damp meter, how to interpret results, and when sellers should commission an independent damp survey.
Certificates & Compliance · 11 minRoof Survey Before Selling: What It Covers and When You Need One
What a roof survey involves, when sellers should get one, flat roof vs pitched roof inspections, drone surveys, and how findings affect the sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minEICR When Selling: Do You Need an Electrical Inspection?
Whether you need an EICR when selling, what the inspection covers, C1/C2/C3 codes explained, costs, and how old electrics affect buyer surveys.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minCCTV Drainage Survey Explained: What Sellers Should Know
What a CCTV drainage survey involves, what it finds, shared vs private drain responsibilities, and when sellers should commission one.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minWall Tie Survey When Selling: Do You Need One?
What wall tie surveys check, which properties are at risk, signs of wall tie failure, costs, and how wall tie issues affect your sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minTimber and Woodworm Survey: What It Checks and What It Costs
What timber and woodworm surveys inspect, active vs historic infestation, treatment options, guarantee requirements, and when sellers need one.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minGround Investigation Survey: When Sellers Need One
What ground investigation surveys are, when they’re needed (contaminated land, brownfield sites), Phase 1 vs Phase 2 surveys, costs, and impact on your sale.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minEnergy Survey Before Selling: Beyond the EPC
The difference between an EPC and a full energy survey, thermal imaging, airtightness testing, and how energy efficiency affects property value.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minBoundary Survey When Selling: Disputes, Costs and When You Need One
What boundary surveys determine, Land Registry title plans vs physical boundaries, resolving disputes before listing, and costs.
Certificates & Compliance · 10 minEPC Ratings and Energy Costs: Why Buyers Care More in 2026
Rising energy costs make EPC ratings a bigger factor in buyer decisions. How your EPC rating affects sale price, speed, and mortgage options — and what to improve before listing.
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