Moving house - removing light fittings

[legal girl]

We are shortly moving house and our buyer does not want the ceiling lights. If we remove them, do we have to have an electrical certificate saying it was done properly?

[heathfield]

You mean your buyer wont buy unless you remove the ceiling lights? They are normally included under ''fittings'' which should be all part of the sale agreement. If the buyer doesn't like them, they can surely replace them after the purchase!

[paross]

Only remove shades, if they want different fittings the problem is theirs. I've never heard anything so ridiculous!

[rov1200]

Are you also taking the fitted cupboards?

[buildersmate]

If these are special ceiling fittings that you specifically excluded from the sale in the hope that they would buy them as a extra and now they won't, you will either have to let them go for nought, or remove them and replace with a standard hanging pendant and ceiling rose. This work does not have to be done by a qualified electrician - just by a competent person. You or a friend could do it.
What you cannot do is leave no light fittings at all.
There is no need for any certification.

[Jemisa]

You don't have to leave anything. We've just moved and brought our Lounge light fittings with us, one does not have to leave a ceiling rose or hanging pendant, as long as you've not left bare hanging wires(make sure they're covered and insulated) the new people then can start from scratch & do as they like.
It is not your worry.

J

[buildersmate]

OK, I'll clarify.
Light fittings are fixtures - things that are permanently attached to the fabric of the house by means of at a tool.
Fixtures are assumed to be part of the house and hence part of the sale unless agreed otherwise.
If one agrees an inventory with the buyer of what is part of the sale and what is not - then it is OK to remove them.

[legal girl]

Thanks for all your answers. People do get their knickers in a twist on this site don't they?! Our buyer has specifically said they don't want the lights, so it's not us being awkward. It would be a lot easier to leave them, believe me, but he's got a good deal without them so we're not giving them to him for nowt!