When You Need an Electrical COC
Our registered Panorama electrical team issue Electrical Certificates of Compliance in Panorama for the situations where the law or your insurer demands one. Selling a property is the big one: the transfer cannot go through without a valid CoC, and a certificate older than two years — or one issued before any electrical alterations were made — cannot be used. Insurers also increasingly request a valid CoC before paying out fire or electrical damage claims, and landlords need one to prove a rental property's installation is safe.
What the Inspection Covers
A CoC inspection tests the fixed electrical installation: the DB board and earth leakage protection, earthing and bonding, wiring condition, plug points, light fittings, and the isolators for the geyser and stove. It does not cover appliances. The inspection takes one to three hours for a typical home, and we schedule most Panorama inspections within the week.
What It Costs — and the Part Nobody Explains
The inspection and certificate cost from around R950 for a standard home. The number sellers actually need to budget for is the remedial work: most older installations have a handful of issues — missing earth connections, an aging earth leakage unit, illegal joints in the roof — that must be fixed before the certificate can be issued legally. This is where we work differently: you get a written, itemised quote for any remedial work before anything is done, so you can decide, not discover the costs afterwards.
For Sellers, Agents, and Conveyancers
If a transfer date is looming, tell us — we prioritise transfer-deadline inspections and the remedial work that follows so the paperwork never delays registration. Estate agents and conveyancers in Panorama who need a reliable CoC partner for their listings can WhatsApp 060 985 5047; we handle scheduling directly with the occupant and report back to you.