Electric certificate

Dodgysailor

Dear all I am renting a two bedroom terrace house where I used to live. I have had the same tenant for about 4 years. When we bought the house 12 years ago we got an electric certificate of the house but if I understand correctly this has an expiration date and besides I think I need a landlord electric certificate, is this correct? if so, what is exactly the type of certificate I need?
Thanks!

RAS

EIRC, without which you could be in trouble. Do you have a gas safety certificate? There's a stickie at the top for landlords. Read it.

Which country are you in? Some have compulsory licencing. 

Dodgysailor

Thanks for quick response there is not gas just electrics. I am in Southampton UK

MultiFuelBurner

Every 5 years you need a new EIRC

theartfullodger

What training have you done in how to be a landlord, please>

There's more paperwork you really need, not just EICR.. 


Suggest you check both of these..
https://nearlylegal.co.uk/section-21-flowchart/

https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/possession_and_eviction/notices_in_possession_proceedings/what_makes_a_section_21_notice_invalid

Artful: Landlord since 2000: Still learning

propertyrental

RAS said:

...... There's a stickie at the top for landlords. Read it.

Which country are you in? Some have compulsory licencing. 

And some English councils have compulsory licencing. Check your council website (as well as all the other links you've been given....)

Bigphil1474

The EICR will have a date on it when it is next due. It is typically every 5 years, but can be less for older installations. You need to check what's on your copy. If it was 12 years ago, then pretty certain it needs redoing for a rented property. Owner occupiers don't need them although they are worth doing every 5 years.