Landlord EICRs & Electrical Safety Reports, North Yorkshire

What the regulations actually ask of a landlord.

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 cover private lets in England. The electrical installation has to be inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years, or sooner if the last report says so.

The tenant gets a copy of the report within 28 days of the inspection, a new tenant gets one before they move in, and the council gets one within 7 days if they ask. If the report calls for remedial work or further investigation, it has to be done within 28 days, and the tenant and the council need written confirmation once it is. Councils can fine up to £30,000 for getting it wrong.

A distribution board on a backboard with its meter above and every outlet on its own isolator, the kind of installation an inspection tests circuit by circuit. — Every circuit tested, not a sample

Older let houses, and what the codes mean.

A lot of the rented housing in this part of North Yorkshire is old, plenty of it older than the wiring regulations themselves. That does not make it unsafe, but it does mean a report here tends to find more than a report on a new build would.

The codes are the same everywhere. C1 and C2 have to be put right before the report can be satisfactory. C3 is a recommendation and nothing more. You will be told which is which in plain words, and nothing gets coded higher than it deserves.

What is covered

What this covers.

Five-yearly EICRs on let houses and flats
Inspections at change of tenancy
Reports for letting agents managing several properties
Remedial work quoted separately, with what was found explained
Remedial work planned around the 28-day deadline
Written confirmation once remedials are done, ready for the tenant and the council
Smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms supplied and fitted

Priced after a look at what is actually there. A figure over the phone on work like this would be a guess, and a guess is how people end up with a second, bigger number halfway through.

Get booked inBack to you within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.

For letting agents: one contact for the whole list.

Agents managing a run of properties need the same three things every time. The inspection booked in without a chase, the report back promptly, and a remedial quote clear enough to send straight on to the landlord. That is how the work is run here.

Send the list of addresses and due dates and the inspections can be planned in a sensible order around the patch, rather than as a scramble each time one falls due.

See EICRs and Minor Works

Where

Covered across North Yorkshire.

This work goes out across the whole patch, from Swaledale and Wensleydale down to York and Harrogate.

HuntonHunton is home.See the area RichmondRichmond and the villages around it, from the market place down to the river.See the area Reeth and SwaledaleReeth and up the dale beyond it.See the area Hawes and Upper WensleydaleHawes and Upper Wensleydale.See the area LeyburnLeyburn and the surrounding part of Wensleydale.See the area Catterick and Catterick GarrisonCatterick, the Garrison and the estates around them.See the area

Hunton Richmond Reeth Hawes Leyburn Catterick Bedale Northallerton Darlington Harrogate York Middlesbrough Ripon Thirsk All areas

Also

The rest of the board.

RewiresFull and partial rewires, and consumer unit replacements carried out to the 18th Edition of the wiring regulations.Read more EICRsAn Electrical Installation Condition Report is an inspection and test of the whole electrical installation, written up so you can read it.Read more Fault findingTripping breakers, dead sockets, lights that flicker when the kettle goes on, a fault that only shows up when it rains.Read more

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Questions

Worth knowing before you ring.

How often does a rented house need an EICR?

At least every five years under the 2020 regulations, or sooner if the previous report gives a shorter interval. Some insurers and mortgage lenders set their own interval as well, so it is worth checking the policy.

Do I have to give the report to the tenant?

Yes. Existing tenants get a copy within 28 days of the inspection, a new tenant gets one before they move in, and the council gets one within 7 days if they ask for it. Keep a copy yourself to hand to the next inspector.

The report came back unsatisfactory. How long have I got?

Remedial work, or any further investigation the report asks for, has to be done within 28 days, or sooner if the report says so. The tenant and the council then need written confirmation that it has been done. The remedial work is quoted separately, so you can see exactly what you are paying for.

Can you deal with our letting agent rather than with me?

Yes. Plenty of the work comes through agents, and the report and any remedial quote can go to whoever manages the property, with a copy to you.

Do holiday lets need one too?

The five-yearly rule is for private tenancies, not holiday lets. Holiday lets come under fire safety law instead, and most insurers expect an EICR on a similar cycle. There is a separate page on holiday lets and caravan parks.

The five-yearly report, done and filed.