Friday .6 November . 2026

Why 1 in 3 'Missing FENSA Certificate' Searches Fail in UK House Sales — And How My Certs Prevents Conveyancing Delays

Nov 6, 2026

-- Missing building regulations and installation certificates are a leading cause of delays in UK house sales. According to property certificate search service My Certs (https://mycerts.co/), roughly one in three homeowners searching for a lost "FENSA certificate" come up empty-handed — not because the windows were uncertified, but because the record sits on a different register.

When selling or remortgaging in England and Wales, the Law Society's TA6 form asks sellers for compliance certificates covering replacement windows and doors (since April 2002), gas boilers (Gas Safe), electrical work and fuse boxes (Part P), solar panels or heat pumps (MCS), and extensions or loft conversions (council building control).

While sellers and estate agents call almost all double-glazing paperwork a "FENSA certificate", thousands of UK installers register through competing schemes such as CERTASS, Assure or Certsure, or via council building control. FENSA also excludes conservatories, porches, extensions and new builds. Across a home, records sit in eight national schemes and over 300 local councils, each with separate forms and fees.

To remove the guesswork, My Certs has launched a single-postcode search and replacement service for homeowners, solicitors, estate agents and executors across England and Wales.

Using only the postcode — with no certificate number needed — one £79 search checks all eight schemes (FENSA, CERTASS, Gas Safe, NICEIC, ELECSA, NAPIT, MCS and the EPC register) plus the council's online building control register:

- 1-Working-Day Findings: Written findings confirming what is registered for the address, dates and scheme references are emailed within one working day.

- Official Copies Included: Whether ordering a replacement FENSA certificate (https://mycerts.co/fensa-certificate), a Gas Safe boiler certificate or a Part P electrical copy, official fees for up to two replacement certificates are included in the £79 price.

- Indemnity-Safe & No Record, No Fee: Solicitors can tick "public register check only" to protect Building Regulations indemnity insurance, and every order carries a "no record, no fee" refund guarantee.

For more information about My Certs use the contact details below:

Contact Info:
Name: Craig Elliot
Email: Send Email
Organization: My Certs
Address: 2 St John St, London, EC1V 4LZ
Phone: 07983356123
Website: https://mycerts.co

Release ID: 89208726

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