Rental Property Regs for CCU

[Spoon]

Do you wear womens clothes and run frantically when a lorry drives over speed bumps?

I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars......

 

[MDJ]

HAHAHA, I am so glad I am not the only sarcastic buffoon on this site PMSL

 

[Spoon]

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HAHAHA, I am so glad I am not the only sarcastic buffoon on this site PMSL

I couldn't help it. I read your post and I couldn't get Monty Python out of my head.

 

[PEG]

I think the OP would be better off being a Vocational Guidance Councillor...

 

[Des 56]

Regs for rental property cons unit

The pink book costs us enough without giving the Iet food for thought

 

[Michaelwgroves]

The fire officer may have something to say if it is an HMO, however he is likely to say that the cu must be in a fireproof enclosure as a minimum and may not say that you need an ammendment 3 board.

Isn't the point of a cu to house live parts? As long as a tool is required to access I can't see more than a C3. Maybe able to C2 the incoming tail if it has been 'trimmed' as it looks like in the photo

Fire Officers don't inspect HMO's. Some councils may differ but mine require HMO's to have a risk assessment. The assessor will not inspect CU, they will look at EICR to ensure it is satisfactory.
HMO's must have EICR every 5 years, typical Private rentals it's recommended but not mandatory. Although there is a government consultation to make all private rentals have mandatory EICR every 5 years.

 

[westward10]

I do a lot of FRAs and I do take a visual over the electrical installation.

 

[Michaelwgroves]

I agree a visual is required, but the assessor would rely on EICR for details.

 

[pirate]

Up here in Scotland EICR is mandatory on rentals.

 

[mhar]

Fire Officers don't inspect HMO's. Some councils may differ but mine require HMO's to have a risk assessment. The assessor will not inspect CU, they will look at EICR to ensure it is satisfactory.
HMO's must have EICR every 5 years, typical Private rentals it's recommended but not mandatory. Although there is a government consultation to make all private rentals have mandatory EICR every 5 years.

I recently had a combined visit from a housing officer and a fire officer to an hmo that I am involved with. Both the gas and the electrical incomers, meter positions, associated pipework and consumer units were commented on by the fire officer. The fire officer wrote a report to the housing officer and this was the basis of the housing officer's report.

There is obviously some variation between local authorities

 

[ferg]

I suggest a visit from the seal fairy otherwise known as piano wire cutters.

 

[Michaelwgroves]

I would guess this was on the back of a risk assessor wanting confirmation. I know my local building control also ask fire officers for their comments when building control are unsure.

 

[sparkdog]

Looks like the usual Wylex rats nest.