What Can I Claim For ?

A JONES • Jul 14, 2017

air conditioning

·bathroom accessories, such as fixed towel rails, toilet roll holders, soap dishes

·builders’ hardware

·burglar alarms

·central controls (to the extent that these relate to light, heat or ventilation)

·curtain poles and rails

·decorating materials

·doors

·dust extractors and filters (including built-in vacuum cleaners)

·fencing permanently erected around the boundary of the dwelling

·fireplaces and surrounds

·fire alarms and sprinkler systems

·fitted furniture (please note that only fitted kitchen furniture is ‘building materials - see paragraph 13.5)

·flooring materials (but not carpets or carpeting materials’ – see paragraph 13.7)

·gas and electrical appliances when wired-in or plumbed-in (only certain gas and electrical appliances are ‘building materials’)

·guttering

·heating systems (including radiators and controls, ducted warm-air systems, storage heaters and other wired in heating appliances, gas fires, underfloor heating and solar powered heating)

·immersion heaters, boilers, hot and cold water tanks

·kitchen sinks, work surfaces and fitted cupboards

·letter boxes

·lifts and hoists

·light fittings (including chandeliers and outside lights) and intelligent lighting (but not including remote control handsets)

·mirrors

·plumbing installations, including electric showers and ‘in line’ water softeners

·power points (including combination shaver points)

·sanitary ware

·saunas

·shower units

·smoke detectors

·solar panels

·solid fuel cookers and oil-fired boilers

·swimming pools inside the house, including water heaters and filters but not diving boards and other specialist equipment

·touch pads (to the extent that these relate to light, heat or ventilation)

·turf, topsoil, grass seed, plants and trees (but please note that trees, shrubs and plants are only ‘building materials when specified in a landscaping scheme as part of your planning consent))

·TV aerials and satellite dishes

·ventilation equipment (including cooker hoods)

·warden call systems

·window frames and glazing

·wind and water turbines, and

·wiring (including power circuits and computer, phone and TV cabling)

Please do remember that the supply and fit criteria should always be taken into account