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What happens if you don't have a FENSA Certificate? Not having a FENSA certificate at hand does not mean that your property becomes unsaleable. You have some options: You can apply to your local authority for a 'Retrospective Building Regulation Compliance Certificate'.

Certass is a UKAS-approved certification body similar to FENSA, for the operation of a Competent Person Scheme under a Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) license and a Green Deal Certification Body under licence from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

So what are the key differences between FENSA and CERTASS? FENSA is an older organization than CERTASS and has a larger membership so you are more likely to encounter double glazing companies that are using them for their certification.

Certass are specialists in installer certification for the building industry. In order to become members of Certass, companies are assessed inline with specific licence requirements and industry standards. In a nutshell, Certass financially and technically assess its members to ensure they meet the required standards.

Both Certass and Fensa are government approved certification bodies that guarantee compliance with local building regulations, deposit cover protection as well as by law required insurance backed guarantee.

Certass are specialists in installer certification for the building industry. In order to become members of Certass, companies are assessed inline with specific licence requirements and industry standards. In a nutshell, Certass financially and technically assess its members to ensure they meet the required standards.