Electrical Safety Certificates Now Required

First Phase of New Electrical Safety Regulations Comes Into Force

As detailed previously, electrical safety inspections are required for all new tenancies from 1st July 2020. This means that if your property is currently being marketed for rent, it will require certification to ensure that the electrical installations in your private rented property are safe and compliant.

The certification requirement for existing tenancies will not come into force until 1st April 2021 and certificates will be valid for 5 years.

Our team of highly trusted, recommended and competitively priced tradespeople - have been busily servicing our landlords over the past few months to ensure their properties are compliant with this latest legislation.

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Keeping Tradespeople Safe During Covid-19

How to Support Safe Working for Tradespeople throughout Coronavirus

As we highlighted in our recent post on frequently asked questions from landlords, wherever possible, it is still mandatory to ensure your property is safe and compliant with all current rental and safety legislation.

Our advice has been to carry out any necessary works and checks for energy performance, gas and electrical safety certificates to empty properties between tenants to ensure the safety of our valued tradespeople. Where this has not been possible because a property has a current tenant, we are facilitating the tradesperson and tenant coordinating access and discussing the best arrangements.

Typically, the tenant has chosen to take a walk or do their shopping during the visit to allow the tradesperson safe and unrestricted access to the property whilst they undertake the necessary works. Deliveries of replacement parts and materials are being similarly coordinated.

In carrying out these measures with we’ve been able to keep our landlord’s rental properties safe and compliant - and also keep our trusted tradespeople in work.

The government has produced comprehensive information on safe working practices and it is available via our link.