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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 441092" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>Ok legally there is nothing that directly says you must have an EICR, but there are 2 other bits of legislation to consider:-</p><p></p><p>1/ Electricity at Work Regulations - an electrical system must be safe to use. This is really aimed at businesses, but as a rented property is a business, some would argue you should comply as a landlord.</p><p></p><p>2/ The Sales of Goods and Services act - ie trading standards. Under this argument it is not unreasonable for your tennant to expect the electrical system to be safe to use, bit like hiring a car - you would expect the seatbelts to work and the vehicle to have an MOT.</p><p></p><p>To comply with the above you need to be able to demostrate the system is safe, and that can be demonstrated legally by an EICR. Much longer versions of these arguments can be found on-line.</p><p></p><p>There is one other argument for testing - legal arse covering! Should a fault cause a fire and tennant get injured / lose property, you can demonstrate you have taken reasonable measures to ensure a safe electrical system ergo the tennant did something stupid and ******** it up! Also, if everything is up to date it does help protect your property, which is a lot more money that a test cert.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 441092, member: 490"] Ok legally there is nothing that directly says you must have an EICR, but there are 2 other bits of legislation to consider:- 1/ Electricity at Work Regulations - an electrical system must be safe to use. This is really aimed at businesses, but as a rented property is a business, some would argue you should comply as a landlord. 2/ The Sales of Goods and Services act - ie trading standards. Under this argument it is not unreasonable for your tennant to expect the electrical system to be safe to use, bit like hiring a car - you would expect the seatbelts to work and the vehicle to have an MOT. To comply with the above you need to be able to demostrate the system is safe, and that can be demonstrated legally by an EICR. Much longer versions of these arguments can be found on-line. There is one other argument for testing - legal arse covering! Should a fault cause a fire and tennant get injured / lose property, you can demonstrate you have taken reasonable measures to ensure a safe electrical system ergo the tennant did something stupid and ******** it up! Also, if everything is up to date it does help protect your property, which is a lot more money that a test cert..... [/QUOTE]
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