Fixed Wiring Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICR) Landlord or Tenant's responsibility?

hunnie

Hello, we have been asked, by the landlord, to provide a current EICR for our business premises. We have been there almost 12 years and have never been asked for this before. 
On reading the lease agreement, I can't see any reference to it.
Do most tenants arrange & pay for this or do their landlords?
Thanks for any replies.

molerat

What does your lease state about maintenance of the property ?

hunnie

The lease says the tenant must:
Maintain the state and condition of the inside of the property
The inside of the property is to include all ceilings, floors, doors, door frames, windows, window frames and plate glass and internal surfaces of all walls but is to exclude joists immediately above the ceilings and supporting floors
Do work to the property which any authority acting under an Act of Parliament requires.
The lease says the landlord must:
Maintain the state and condition of:
The structure, outside, roof, foundations, joists, floor slabs, load bearing walls, beams and columns of the building. The common parts of the building.
To pay or contribute to the cost of maintaining party structures, gutters, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits wires, cables and other things used or shared with another property.

It says more but nothing relating to electrics.  I'm just surprised that we've never been asked for this before. Unless it's something to do with the premises being left empty during these lockdowns?
Also I wondered if anyone else has had to produce this document now or in the past.
We are on the first floor and cover two business below us. Unfortunately one of these has closed and the other is new let and hasn't been able to open in the current lockdown, so I can't ask them what they think.

Alter_ego

Wires and cables are electrics, so I'd guess landlord

martindow

hunnie said:

The lease says the tenant must:
....
Do work to the property which any authority acting under an Act of Parliament requires.
...

Are there requirements under an Act of Parliament to check or maintain electrical wiring in commercial premises?  If there are it looks as if the lease reqires the tenant to do and pay for anything required.