Can anyone tell me which tests & certificates are available to show electrical compliance for a property which is to be rented out? Would a periodic insp. report apply or are there any alternatives?
Regards
Malc F
I would have said that a periodic inspection report is the only certificate which would be apropriate, unless the house has just been fully rewired, then an electrical installation certificate would suffice.
OK - thanks for that RF Lighting, its just that I've seen 'annual' type reports from other rented properties which are just one sheet but the periodic is 6 or 7 sheets long!!
Regards
Malc F
The Regs don't say when/how often they should be done.
GN3 says every 10 years or on change of occupancy.
But of course there's no requirement to comply with BS7671.
It's likely that the only compulsion to have PIRs done is going to come from the landlord's insurers, and if offered to or rented through councils, colleges, companies etc, them.
Unlike with gas there is no direct legal requirement to have any form of electrical certificate for a property you are renting out though having one will be very usefull in the (very unlikely) event that a tenant gets killed or seriously injured by an electrical fault in the flat.
The IEE reccomend a periodic inspection, some agencies may require that others may have much looser requirements or not require anything at all.
A landlord would have to prove that all reasonable steps were taken to ensure safety including "electrical safety" so that is implied as a PIR (or equivalent) even if not specifically mentioned.
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