HETAS Certificate of Compliance
Customers using a HETAS Registered Installer in England and Wales will receive either a HETAS Certificate of Compliance (Building Regulation Compliance Certificate) from the installer on the completion of installation work or through the post if the installer notifies the installation online. Your installer will let you know which method of certification they will be using.
Important Documentation
The certificate demonstrates that the installation complies with the relevant Building Regulations. The information on the certificate is used to record your installation, and in England & Wales it is used to notify your Local Authority Building Control Department (LABC) of the work that was undertaken. This self certification takes the place of a Local Authority Building Notice. The information can be required to validate your home insurance and will be required in any home selling process. Failure to notify the Local Authority can be an offence resulting in enforcement action.
Replacement Certificate
Copies of HETAS certificates of compliance can be ordered through our online search. Simply enter your postcode and find the certificate for the property. Certificates cost £17.50 plus VAT and following payment you will receive an email with your certificate and an invoice.
Regional Variations
Regulations and certification vary by regions, consumers in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man should contact their relevant Local Authority prior to commencing any installation work as the regulations for notification by Competent Person Scheme registrants does not apply in these regions. Other regulations may apply to particular categories of work.
Ways to notify HETAS
The paper certificate (right) must be completed and signed only by the HETAS Registered Installer who undertook the work. HETAS Registered Installer can also notify installations to HETAS online.
HETAS will then notify the relevant Local Authority within 30 days of the completion of the works. When the HETAS Registered Installer notifies an installation online a certificate (left) will be posted directly to you.
If you have not received your certificate from your HETAS installer within a period of 30 days following an installation please contact us on 01684 278170 or click here to email.
If the work has been carried out by a HETAS registered installer, then you can Contact Us to ask for your Certificate to be re-issued. There is an administration fee of £18.00 (inclusive of VAT) to re-issue your Certificate. Your certificate will be emailed as a PDF and can also be sent to you by post if required.
Additional Information
Where a hearth, fireplace, flue or chimney is provided as part of the work information essential to the correct application and use of these facilities should be permanently posted in the building. A way of meeting this requirement is for the installer to provide a Notice (or Data) plate.
You should also receive an operating manual for the appliance that has been installed.
Many operating manuals for HETAS Approved appliances can be found with the product listing in the HETAS Product search facility.