Due to the current corona virus out break we are only carry out emergence work, If you have no electric or dangerous electic please feel free to Phone us and we will try and get out to you as soon as possible. We are also taking non urgent bookings for when lock down has stop. These bookings will be put in to priority order based on urgency, dates will be given as soon lock down has been lifted or we have a dated that the lock down will be lifted.
Guidance for Landlord and Tenants
Guidance was released by MHCLG over the weekend and confirms that the new regulations for mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector will still go ahead as planned.
The guidance makes clear that Landlords should make every effort to abide by the electrical safety regulations which require them to:
- Have the electrical installations in their properties inspected and tested by a person who is qualified and competent, at least every five years;
- Provide a copy of the report (known as the Electrical Safety Condition Report or EICR) to their tenants, and to the local authority if requested.
- If the EICR requires investigative or remedial works (e.g. the report has C1, C2 or FI codes), landlords will have to carry this out within 28 days.
These Regulations apply in England to —
(a) all new specified tenancies from 1st July 2020; and
(b) all existing specified tenancies from 1st April 2021.
The guidance does make it clear that if a landlord can show they have taken all reasonable steps to comply with their duty under the regulations, they are not in breach of the duty.
If you are entering people’s homes to undertake any electrical installation or inspection work, please follow the Public Health England Guidelines on safe working – available to view in full here.
We will soon be hosting a webinar about the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector Regulations 2020 so please watch your emails for information on when this will be
