Grand Designs Electrics

 Yes,what you have heard is correct.One has to have a registered electrician who has to put in your system to current E.U. norms.When his work is completed he has to test it all then issue a certification which also lists all components used etc etc and sign off. Without this and a similar document from your registerd plumber for the equivalent works on water system and heating one cannot obtain the certificate of habitabilitywithout which you cannot live in your house neither can you sell it (easily) for obvious reasons these electricians will generally not sign off other people's work or DIY jobs because their certification can have (in case of flaws) penal consequences.However you may admire this fellows diy skills we heard of a case not far from us in which a foreign family converted their attic as a bedroom for their teenage son putting in their own electrics and making the modifications to the house without planning permission later on a fire broke out in which the young person actually died leading to..well you can imagine.At the end of the day these laws do serve something.