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    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...
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    Van Rental and Using "hidden" Bio diesel (sold under different name)

    I have seen on van rental websites that there is a new 70/30 blend of bio diesel being sold on some supermarket petrol stations, this is not named as bio diesel at the filling station, the rental company website states that if you use it, it invalidates the manufacturers warranty on the vehicle...
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    Safety of rental property

    I posted this yesterday, but not sure if it will appear in this section or elsewhere, so apologies if it seems to be a duplicate... Hello all, I wonder if I could ask some advice from electricians out there, I'm not one myself, my link to the forum is through my involvement in PAT testing. My...
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    Safety of rental property

    Hello all, I wonder if I could ask some advice from electricians out there, I'm not one myself, my link to the forum is through my involvement in PAT testing. My son is about to rent a flat through a letting agents and I recently had a look at it with him. The electrics in the premises are via...
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    Advice needed - Newbie - Rental Property sub divided

    Afternoon all, Just to advise i'm Sonny new to the forum and was hoping to get some information on my rental property. I have purchased a end terrace victorian house which is sub divided into 5 independant studio/maisonettes. The property has always been rented out on an all inclusive basis...
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    Roof Rental Contract

    I have been looking at installing a 10kW PV setup on a friend's barn roof. While I don't anticipate any future problems with my friend, we both feel that a contract outlining what is required of him & I would be a prudent thing to put in place (it prevents any difficulties if either of us is...
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    CoP and landlords, rental property

    Hi all, Looking for some opinions/advice on electrical equiptment testing in rented accomadation. How far do you go: -Immersion heater -Electric shower -Extractor fan (bathroom type) Would you just test any electrical equiptment that is supplied by the landlord? Thanks!!
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    Mandatory EICRs in Rental Properties - 1 year or 5 years

    Please post your comments on here - state if you think EICRs should be done every year or 5 years. Also please state your reason behind your choice - please don't put money!, profit for us, cost to landlords etc! I will put this forward to Parliament in favor of which one is considered best by...
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    rental properties

    Guys what is the definition for PAT testing in a rental property with regards to stationary equipment table 7.1 in the COP does not mention this ? i am looking for the time interval between testing and would be much obliged if you could put me right.
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    Change in the Law regarding RCDs in Rental Properties

    I have been in contact with my local AM about the need for a legal requirement for all rental properties to contain RCDs to protect against electric shock, she fully agrees with myself that this is a requirement which needs to be brought inline with the requirements that are imposed with Gas...
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    Very random thread - building regs in rental properties!

    As the title states, I need info on building regs in rental properties. Everybody seems to be pretty clued up around here, so thought I'd give it a shot and asked you guys. Perhaps there is a link and the regs are online somewhere, but I've tried Google and I seem to be unable to find any...
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    RCDs in Rental Properties

    One of my regular Customers: a landlord, has had a letter today from his LA, stating that he must have RCDs in all his Rental houses. Very limited information received, but I am waiting for a copy of said letter. What I am wondering is is there a legal requirement to have RCDs installed into...
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    Rental roof - Personal Fit??

    We have a customer with an adjoining house that they rent out. The adjoining roof is better for installation than their own roof for lots of reasons so the plan is to install on one roof and run the cabling into the house the customer lives in. I can't see any problems with this in the short...
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    Dodgy wiring in rental flat

    Ive recently rented a flat that i didnt view before renting, due to being out the country. Anyway we've moved in and its a bit of a ********. But in the bathroom which is on the 2nd floor there is an electrical wire which leads to the electric shower that is exposed, and this wire to my...
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    Smoke alarms in rental properties

    Hey up all, finally actually STARTIN a thread as opposed to just reading them for once! Im sure this has been done before but thought id ask. Client is doing up an old 2 up 2 down terrace to rent out and got quite a few bits to do. Not a full re-wire just board change, extra sockets, bonding...
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