Ok,
I agree with what you guys are saying and I'd hate to see a lot of draconian laws be re-instated just for small instances like this.
The thing here with Self-Certification, is that if you were the last person who did work in the house in question (and had the sense to certify it) you can more or less expect a phone call if something else in the house goes wrong.
Kiwi,
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As long as you alert the owner to any dangerous situations then the liability lies entirely with the owner.

Of course this doesn't help us sleep when the owner ignores our warnings.
I was talking to one of the Inspectors at work about this recently.
And he gave me some really good advice that will keep us in the clear.
Simply, all you have to do is write on your CoC, that you have warned the H/Owner of the other things that are non-compliant(that youve seen) and it is up to them to have it corrected.
Put it in writing on a legally binding form like a CoC and you have protection.
Easy eh??. [Linked Image]