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Landlords, Act Now Or Face A £30,000 Fine

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Most property investors and landlords are proactive when it comes to ensuring the safety of their tenants and properties, which is also in their own interest. 

Under the latest Regulations, landlords must have the electrical installations in their properties inspected and tested by a person who is qualified and competent at least every 5 years. Landlords also have to provide a copy of the electrical safety report (EICR) to their tenants, and to their local authority if requested.

The Regulations came into force on 1 June 2020 and apply from 1 April 2021 in England in cases where a private tenant has a right to occupy a property as their only or main residence and pays rent. This includes assured shorthold tenancies and licences to occupy. 

Landlords who fail to comply could face fines of up to £30,000 or even criminal charges in the case of negligence.

This does not cover PAT testing, which is still required. In most cases, it is cheaper to throw away perfectly good electrical appliances (most of which ends up in landfill) than calling in PAT testers and waste a day filling in forms.

The changes to rules and regulations on gas, electrical work, building and a whole raft of red tape every few years are a bonanza for the sectors and create plenty of non-productive jobs. But the costs are ultimately passed on to landlords, tenants and taxpayers. Thousands of civil servants and various people in sector bodies and quangos are employed to constantly change rules and create more red tape to self-perpetuate their own jobs! 

The same fate awaits perfectly good cars, which have the “wrong engine” this year! The will eventually be taxed out of existence ad end up on the scrapheap of throwaway society.

For full details and government guidance see

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities/guide-for-landlords-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector

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