:: SAVA Certification Scheme

The National Energy Centre
Davy Avenue
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8NA

tel: 01908 442277
fax: 01908 662296

registration@nesltd.co.uk

Public Area

Home Inspectors Area

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How to Register

This page contains information on how to register to join the SAVA Certification Scheme. You can download the application form and other related documents, which will help you understand how we process your application.

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Download the application form
To register to join the SAVA Certification Scheme, you will need to download the following documents. Click on the document name to download it:

An overview of how to apply
A Flow Chart of how to apply
The application form itself
A copy of the Duties and Responsibilities of Home Inspectors
A copy of the SAVA Certification Scheme Inspection and Reporting Requirements
A copy of the SAVA Certification Scheme Rules (including eligibility criteria)
A copy of the SAVA Certification Scheme Contract with Home Inspectors
A copy of the NHER Accreditation Scheme member agreement
A copy of the NHER Accreditation Scheme member rules
A copy of the NHER Accreditation Scheme Product Rules for Existing Dwelling EPCs
The ABBE Check Request Form
A copy of the Checks Consent Form
The IDRS Processes

If you are an DEA upgrading to HI status you will need to read/complete the following documents:

The relevant documents will need to be completed or signed as appropriate and returned to SAVA. The application form should be filled in and signed, along with two copies of the contract. These three documents should be returned together with your payment form to the Certification Scheme.

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How we process your application
When we receive your application the following procedures will be undertaken by members of the Registration and Renewals team:

Check that the application form has been completed and the declarations signed. If these are incomplete then the form will be returned, with a request to fully complete the form
Check that the application includes payment for the application and registration fee. The preferred method of payment is by credit or debit card. If payment is not included, a payment request will be issued before proceeding
Once all documentation is collated, an application will be made to Verifile Ltd to undertake an identity and criminal record check on the applicant
Undertake a check that the applicant is qualified by requesting confirmation from the relevant awarding body
Check that the applicant has correctly completed and signed two copies of the Home Inspector Contract.

If the applicant has previously applied to (or joined) another Certification Scheme, that scheme will be contacted with a view to establishing the current status of the applicant in the other Scheme(s).

If there are criminal convictions, or if the application form yields any reservations concerning the applicant's suitability to become a Home Inspector, then the case will need to be reviewed by the Internal Registrar. If the applicant does not have suitable Professional Indemnity Insurance, they must indicate the method of insurance that they intend to use.

Once all the checks have taken place, the applicant is formally registered as a member of the SAVA Certification Scheme, and entered on the HI Register. The applicant will be notified of this and informed that they are a commercial user of the SAVA HCR Software, and can upload HCRs to the SAVA Certification Scheme Local HCR Register. They will also be issued with a membership number. [Back to top]

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