LL asking for access to property

lookstraightahead

theartfullodger said:

Such a shame tenants don't require references from previous tenants on landlords or agents.  As legal to ask for as landlords wanting references on tenants.

I do agree with this - some shoddy landlords around. But this is a legal obligation. 

Hebblethwaite

If you have symptoms that could be COVID you should be completely isolating and arranging to be tested. An electrician cannot visit the house without you having isolated for the required period of time or both having a negative COVID swab. As others have pointed out, you cannot have caught a cold in a vacuum. If you could have been exposed to a cold virus, you could equally have been exposed to COVID. I have lost count of the number of people I've met who are quite sure it couldn't be COVID until the positive swab came back (I am a frontline hospital worker). You should not endanger the life of the electrician (and everyone else the electrician may come into contact with) by letting them into the house. 

Chandler85

I'm on the just get it done side of the argument.  All the excuses are rubbish, you are either shielding or not, which you clearly aren't since you are going out, openly saying say (which is fine).  So don't claim otherwise.  The amount of COVID this, COVID that excuses, which are utter dribble.  The lock downs, stay at home etc are making people become institutionalized, afraid to let anyone in there home, while they still go out and about.  You assumed remedial work is needed within the 28 days, when you don't know.

Would you complain if you got electrocuted by an unsafe install even if you are refusing access?  I suspect you would.

Get the inspection done, your landlord has to, are you going to move into a new flat then start complaining when a gas safe check is needed?

A_Lert

dimbo61 said:

An EICR report costs about £160/200 so not cheap money.
The report may highlight a number of issues with the electrics in the property which need to be addressed.
The whole property may require a complete rewire which can involve a great deal of disruption and is better off done when the property is empty.
The Landlord has at least asked if he can carry out the EICR as required by law and it's up to you if you will allow the works to be done before you move out.

This is a fair point. If the EICR identifies work that needs doing, it has to be done within 28 days, possibly sooner. Imagine a load of disruptive rewiring work a few days before you're supposed to move out, it'd be a total nightmare. So I'd think about apologising to the landlord and saying the inspection will have to be done in May after your planned move out.