Certass, licensed in 2006, is a not for profit government approved Competent Person Scheme.
Competent Person Schemes were set up by the government to provide an alternative to submitting a building notice or using an approved Local Authority inspector for certain home improvements and building works. Since 1st April 2002, all replacement window and door installations must be certificated and there are two ways of achieving this.
All Certass registered contractors are vetted to ensure they are qualified to carry out the replacement of windows and doors in accordance with the current building regulations and, once an installation is complete, Certass provides you with the Building Regulation Compliance Certificate for the work carried out.
Alternatively, notification and approval of the completed work can be sought from your Local Authority's Building Control department directly. This can cost in excess of £250.
The Building Regulation Compliance Certificate is your proof of compliance with building regulations and will be required by your solicitor should you wish to sell your property. If you've lost your certificate, either you or your solicitor can contact Certass directly and a replacement will be issued at no cost.
By using a Certass registered contractor you'll get:
The 'find a contractor' service is provided for the benefit of the homeowner only. This service may not be used for the benefit of commercial organisations, particularly with respect to the facilitation of targeted marketing. Certass shall investigate any allegations of abuse of this system seriously, and if necessary - will take appropriate action in order to protect our members.
