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  1. N

    EICR for a rental property

    hi got an EICR report completed yesterday for a rental property. Still waiting for the report. Told there is one c1 and a number of c2 observations. Electrician appears to want a lot of money to fix issues. He is also saying if i use someone else to fix issues, i will need to get the EICR...
  2. R

    Hmo or standard rental

    Hi All, Question for you/ your oppinion. I have a customer that owns a 3 bed hmo and has asked me to install and sign of a new consumer unit for him. Thing is he has said he doesn't want afdd’s installed due to cost and claims he will no longer rent it as an hmo. I don’t believe him. So how...
  3. littlespark

    Differences in regs for rental property?

    Further to discussion on another thread about whether BS7671 regs are different for rented properties. I say no. Building regs and fire regs are different…. But not wiring regs. There are differences in the wiring regs between domestic properties and non- domestic though.
  4. S

    Fuse box in private rental

    Hi, could anyone advise, this is the fuse box for the private rental flat above ours, its at the bottom of there stairs which is there only escape route, would this be upto spec, we had to have our flat completely rewired with new consumer unit after failing inspection, the owner of the upstairs...
  5. T

    Questions regarding EICR for rental property

    Recently booked an EICR for a 2 bed rental property (first time letting this property). Quoted price for the test. How long should an electrician allow for the test? Should they automatically do any remedial works needed? Should they phone me and quote for any works needed? Many thanks in...
  6. NellyManjaro

    EICR minimum for rental properties

    Just a quick one I have done many EICR tests with the latest legislation regarding rentals BUT I have had a few phone calls from estate agents/landlords asking me to look at a certificate they have... Many a time they are 2/3 pages with next to no info One just now is 2 pages with no...
  7. S

    Rental legislation regarding EICRs

    Hi guys We are currently undergoing quite a lot of EICRs through Letting agencies and finding that they are way behind getting them all completed before the April deadline and they don’t really seem that concerned either ?‍♂️ I’m just wondering weather any of you currently carrying them out are...
  8. R

    With new laws/Regulations coming into affect for The rental market!!

    hi new to the forum this may have been asked already not too sure would just like to get some opinions on the following, with new rental laws coming into to play from 1st of July this year, (2020) stating that a property needs to be up to current 18th edition standards. Now this I understand is...
  9. Gavin John Hyde

    Private rental EICRs are coming soon

    Just seen this.... https://professional-electrician.com/news/sparking-safety-in-the-private-rented-sector/ So come June/July we will have drive by dave doing them for £99. It's like that around here now with hmo and house buying EICRs. It sounds good on paper but unless there is a system to...
  10. NDG Elecs

    UK English rental EICRs query...

    Hi all... I have heard that mandatory EICRs in England (and Wales (?)) may be coming into force this summer. A letting agent I do a fair bit of work for posed a question just now that I didn't know the answer for.. They asked if a satisfactory EIC has been issued (say for a board change), then...
  11. J

    Wiring up a Woodworking shop in a rental property

    Hi All!! I'm new to the forum and seeking some specific advice. Background:While I do understand and have some limited experience with running wire, wiring outlets and panel hookups in basic residential wiring, I need advice on specific challenge. I live in a rental that has garage wall...
  12. P

    Does a 13A plug in oven need to be wired into a cooker switch in rental properties ?

    Hi, a landlord got in touch this weekend as they wanted to change an old gas oven for an electric one in their rental property. It would be a small single oven, under 1.5 kwh, and comes supplied and fitted with a plug from the manufacturer. The plan was simply to plug this into an available...
  13. J

    Landlord and rental accommodation

    can anyone correct me if I’m wrong. If it’s a rented accommodation do the smoke detectors/monoxide need to be hard wired in relation to EICRs as I’ve just had a lanlawd tell me to stop talking sh@t
  14. C

    Rental Property Regs for CCU

    In the process of doing an EICR for a rental property (probably an HMO). Really old CCU that has exposed live parts once the lid is removed and so would need to be super careful testing as there is no other isolation except the 100A tagged fuse. Don’t feel comfortable doing any further tests...
  15. L

    Poor Workmanship In Rental Property

    Hi all, I rented a cottage for the weekend just gone, everything was generally ok except some wiring in the kitchen near the cooker was a little poor. (see attached photo) the outer sheath on the twin and earth was split plus poor IP rating on the JB, the cable to the fused spur flex outlet...
  16. cprfenom

    Fix price EICR for rental acency

    Do people have fixed prices for EICR's and second consumer unit prices? I am asking from the point of view of Rental agencies who want to simplify it for their LL I have always put it as a approx price of £20-£25 per circuit and not a fixed price per building and or additional consumer units...
  17. M

    Electrical safety inspection on rental properties

    Hi all, Just visiting from the plumbers' forum! When doing Landlord Gas Safety inspections I'm often asked if I do landlord electrical inspections as well. I don't, obviously, but when I checked with my sparky mate he reckons there is no such thing. He says there is an installation safety...
    • Masood
    • Thread
    • electric electrical electrical safety inspection properties rental safety
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. J

    Inspecting Rental Property & Joining NIC/ECA etc

    Would like to inspect & test domestic property, & issue Certification accordingly. 1. Do I have to join one of these schemes? 2. What are the economic considerations, i.e. in the long run is it in my interest to be in one of the schemes? 3. If so, which one would be best for me (I am...
  19. O

    Electrical recon for a rental

    the flat we are just about to refubish is for rental and currently the cooker and 9.5 Kw shower (spurred from cooker point) run on a single 6 mm cable. This I am changing for to two single runs 10mm sq for the shower and 6mm for the cooker pointAlso all cable in the flat is white twin and earth...
    • Ohmagain
    • Thread
    • electric electrical rental
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. S

    Rental Property (Scotland) Electrical Safety (Bonding) Legal Position

    Hi Guys (and I assume that you mostly will be guys..), A quick introduction, I have spent most of my adult life working overseas as an aid worker, so am pretty used to surviving "less than optimal" electrical installations. But the wiring in this house that I have just moved into does seem to...
    • Sue B
    • Thread
    • bonding electric electrical electrical safety legal position property rental safety scotland
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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