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The law does require EICRs done on all domestic rental properties.Nothing to do with hypotheses or creativity at all: the law does not explicity require EICRs at all.
I'm afraid it doesn't, it really doesn't.The law does require EICRs done on all domestic rental properties.
I agree that you are absolutely correct in this. It just says:The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 does not contain either the phrase Electrical Installation Condition Report or the abbreviation EICR.
Absolutely - in reality it will be a (sometimes only allegedly) BS 7671 compliant EICR, just like compliance with Part P invariably means compliance with BS 7671, even though that's not required by law either.I agree that you are absolutely correct in this. It just says:
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The gov.uk guide to the legislation does say the inspection report will usually be an EICR. I know that isn't legally binding, but it does seem fair enough that if the electrical safety standards are defined as BS7671 then one might assume that the testing and inspection details of BS7671 would apply.
There's no way that a landlord or agent can have the skills to interpret the combination of an earlier EICR + a later EIC/MEIWC for remedial work.View attachment 84783
Unfortunately the reality for landlords isn't aligning with what the law actually says regarding remedial work as letting agencies are turning down "Unsatisfactory" reports even when provided with evidence of rectifications.
That was the background behind my earlier suggestion. It certainly shouldn't be legally necessary to do another report, but it might be the easiest solution for the landlord if a 2nd sparks is doing remedials.
OTOH BS 7671 does not actually mandate that periodic inspection be carried out.The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020
Under Part 1
interpretation:
2: In these Regulations
“electrical safety standards” means the standards for electrical installations in the eighteenth edition of the Wiring Regulations, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the British Standards Institution as BS 7671: 2018(5);
And BS7671 chapter 5 is dedicated to show how to fill out the Electrical Safety Certificates.
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