Government backs mandatory EICR's every 5 years for landlords.

[Gavin John Hyde]

Had a survey recently from NICEIC asking views on a register of approved eicr inspectors. ie must have 2391, 2394/5 etc and no doubt the NICEIC are putting themselves forward to administer it and charge a extra bit of money to put your firm on the register. only those on the register would be allowed legally to do an eicr and insurance and qualifications would be verified...
Kind of fits with what the government are suggesting

 

[ruston]

I did about 15 EICR. It was the first time these properties had been tested in probably 40 years or more.

That about sums it up , not touched since they were bought .
I think most of them must not look at them and think it is a certificate , not a report.
I always tell them they are not fit for continued use if that is the case.

 

[Andy78]

That about sums it up , not touched since they were bought .
I think most of them must not look at them and think it is a certificate , not a report.
I always tell them they are not fit for continued use if that is the case.

To be fair to them, the property manager who ordered the work is now in another position and it was the new property manager who called me. Something could have got lost in the transition ..... I made it clear in the emails and on the phone to the previous manager though that the properties were not considered safe for continued use and work needed done.

 

[ruston]

There is nothing else you can do . Some are unscrupulous and do not care .
I hope you get the remedial's lol.

 

[westward10]

Had a survey recently from NICEIC asking views on a register of approved eicr inspectors. ie must have 2391, 2394/5 etc and no doubt the NICEIC are putting themselves forward to administer it and charge a extra bit of money to put your firm on the register. only those on the register would be allowed legally to do an eicr and insurance and qualifications would be verified...
Kind of fits with what the government are suggesting

Problem there is that many people who hold those qualifications should not be doing Periodics so that plan is immediately flawed.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Our local mp (lib dems) is trying to team up with labour to bring a law in where every rented property has a designated person / licence holder who is responsible for repairs, ensuring compliance ie gas safe/ electrics etc and is listed on a public register as point of contact in event of problems. they would be the person responsible for obtaining and acting on an eicr. much like the hmo system around here. i think it will come in after the grenfell tower report as when i spoke to her she said this will be when things become more regulated.
So if the responsible person doesnt not get a eicr or does not put things right when highlighted then they would be prosecuted.

 

[Octopus]

^^ wouldn't it be better if they started with a register of rental properties .... Per council

 

[Squid]

Maybe all houses need to have periodic checks carried out, like a car needs an MOT so just not in rentals, if you don't have the certs they treble your council tax, should be popular.

 

[Squid]

Our local mp (lib dems) is trying to team up with labour to bring a law in where every rented property has a designated person / licence holder who is responsible for repairs, ensuring compliance ie gas safe/ electrics etc and is listed on a public register as point of contact in event of problems. they would be the person responsible for obtaining and acting on an eicr. much like the hmo system around here. i think it will come in after the grenfell tower report as when i spoke to her she said this will be when things become more regulated.
So if the responsible person doesnt not get a eicr or does not put things right when highlighted then they would be prosecuted.

I remember when the rent control act came in and a load of people dumped rental properties on to the market, house prices went down rents went up and what was bought in, short term lets on a 6 month contract to protect the LL.

If landlords costs are increased then it just gets passed on to the renter as I have seen this in the past, as a lot of properties in the private sector are now rented out to the council to house the poor/peasants then at the end of the day it will come out of your taxes/council tax and whilst you are at work they will be breaking in to your van to steal your tools.

 

[Deleted account]

I did an EICR on a rental. To say the least it was shocking.

The tenants only concern was if the required works got remedied at high expence.then her rent would go up.

It justified a nearly full rewire.

Her rent was rediculiusly low because the place was a dump, but the tennant was happy with that.