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[clottie]

Have you been given a copy of the EICR.

yes i have but...... the inspection was done on 27th april. No EICR was produced then. A new consumer unit was installed on 21/5/21. I now have a satisfactory EICR dated 21/5/21 - but with no date written on the form for a future inspection (normally 5 years). There is no mention of a new consumer unit being installed on the EICR and i do not have a copy of the Domestic electrical installation certificate, nor a copy of the building control registration document.

 

[SJD]

As a tenant, you would be entitled to receive a copy of the EICR, but would not expect to receive the EIC or Building Control notification, unless your landlord for some reason thought he/she would like to share it with you.

A little odd that the next inspection date is missing on the EICR, normally it would be 5 years, perhaps accidentally missed off.

Edit: You can search the local authority planning registers for building control notifications, should you want to check notification was actually done.

 

[westward10]

The EICR doesn't have to state the consumer unit has been replaced but does ask for evidence of alterations so a yes/no with an estimated age. Is there a notice at the consumer unit stating the inspection and next inspection dates.

 

[clottie]

As a tenant, you would be entitled to receive a copy of the EICR, but would not expect to receive the EIC or Building Control notification, unless your landlord for some reason thought he/she would like to share it with you.

A little odd that the next inspection date is missing on the EICR, normally it would be 5 years, perhaps accidentally missed off.

Edit: You can search the local authority planning registers for building control notifications, should you want to check notification was actually done.

thank you.... there are two boxes/omissions on the EICR one says "next inspection enter interval......." this is blank. The second one says on what date the future inspection should be done by ... that says 21/5/202... I am concerned about the effectiveness of this survey and the Stroma electrician's knowledge... i have seen several NICEIC reports and they are 11 pages long. This one is 3 pages long and makes no mention of it being a landlords inspection. There is no date of installation on the CU. 2 days after the CU was installed all the lights in the house went out for no reason. The fact that i cannot find this mans name on any list of electricians also worries me. There is no date of installation on the CU.

 

[westward10]

They only person you can really take this up with is your landlord.

 

[clottie]

They only person you can really take this up with is your landlord.

i understand that but i was asking initially how to find this man on Stroma listings.... can any of the members here help me find that link please... thanks...

 

[westward10]

You can try on here but you need to know his trading name with Stroma.

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search.stromainstaller.co.uk

 

[DPG]

Maybe you are worrying too much. The landlord has had a new consumer unit fitted by a part P scheme approved electrician. Seems like good news to me.

 

[clottie]

Maybe you are worrying too much. The landlord has had a new consumer unit fitted by a part P scheme approved electrician. Seems like good news to me.

possibly... but there is no documentation of any sort of substantiate this installation..... so how do i know its safe?

 

[westward10]

You will get no documentation that goes to the landlord.

 

[clottie]

You can try on here but you need to know his trading name with Stroma.

NAPIT - Member Search

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search.stromainstaller.co.uk

thanks very much i have found him....

You will get no documentation that goes to the landlord.

but the buildings control document should be accessible on the council website and it is not there.....

 

[westward10]

It is possible this is a rogue install but the only person who can answer your questions is your landlord.

 

[clottie]

It is possible this is a rogue install but the only person who can answer your questions is your landlord.

indeed... but she wouldn't admit it. Thanks for you help - at least i found him on stroma database....

 

[loz2754]

yes i have but...... the inspection was done on 27th april. No EICR was produced then. A new consumer unit was installed on 21/5/21. I now have a satisfactory EICR dated 21/5/21 - but with no date written on the form for a future inspection (normally 5 years). There is no mention of a new consumer unit being installed on the EICR and i do not have a copy of the Domestic electrical installation certificate, nor a copy of the building control registration document.

If the EICR you have been given does not have a date for the next inspection, it is not complete and therefore not valid.

It looks like your landlord has circumvented the Private Rented Sector regulations in order to not have an Unsatisfactory report to deal with.
The correct procedure is to have an EICR done, which details all the findings of the inspector. If it's Unsatisfactory, the landlord has 28 days to put it right, and has to produce evidence to prove he has done so. It's not necessary to produce another EICR, just the evidence that shows the necessary remedial work has been done.

Having said that, the EICR you have been given, should at least give you some assurance that the installation is safe, and should say so in the comments.

Also, as someone else pointed out, the local planning portal should have a record of the consumer unit install for your address.

 

[telectrix]

bear in mind that it could be a month before the building controll documentation is processed.