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Electrical Checks and Renting

Cotta
Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi All,

In relation to renting out a house, how often should the Landlord have the house electrically certified to ensure that it's safe?

Thanks

Comments

  • Kevie192
    Kevie192 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    As I understand it, there are no requirements for electrical checks for landlords. It's not like gas where they have it done every year.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    The elctrics must be safe.

    There is no regulatory timescale for checks.

    More here

    http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/content/electrical-safety
  • Tomm20
    Tomm20 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Every 10 years or change of occupancy.
  • newbie1980
    newbie1980 Posts: 2,016 Forumite
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    Tomm20 wrote: »
    Every 10 years or change of occupancy.

    this is what the councils do as standard

    also if anything god forbid happens you have to be able to show you have done everything possible to limit any problems and by having the test done this covers this
  • anselld
    anselld Posts: 8,667 Forumite
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    HMO is every 5 years. Otherwise no specific requirement other than to be "safe".
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    I suspect all the advice above (mine included) is based on English law.

    N. Ireland may well be different.

    Where is the property?
  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »
    I suspect all the advice above (mine included) is based on English law.

    N. Ireland may well be different.

    Where is the property?

    Northern Ireland, I had the property certified every year as I thought this was necessary but it's now been 18 months since it was last done.
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