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<blockquote data-quote="Murdoch" data-source="post: 495099" data-attributes="member: 24445"><p>A customer has sent me the following:</p><p></p><p>"What are my responsibilities as the landlord of a property in England?</p><p></p><p>The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 places a continuous duty on landlords in England to maintain their property to the electrical safety standards and to have evidence of this. <strong>This means your property must meet the 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations and you must have a report that shows this from a qualified person.</strong></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, as currently drafted the regulations do not appear to allow for a qualified inspector to declare the installations are safe, even if they do not meet these new standards. This means that substantial alterations to the property may need to be made as the 18th Edition is a recent publication and most properties were not built or altered with this publication in mind.</p><p></p><p>We do not believe this is the intention of the regulations. MHCLG has consistently communicated that the new regulations are aimed at the 22% of landlords who do not inspect the electrical installations for their property. As such, we would recommend that landlords with a property deemed safe by a qualified person wait for further guidance on this before taking action."</p><p></p><p>So ........... must meet the 18th Edition .............. surely this is incorrect. Shouldn't it state that installations must be satisfactory?</p><p></p><p>Interested to hear peoples thoughts</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>PS popcorn to hand</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murdoch, post: 495099, member: 24445"] A customer has sent me the following: "What are my responsibilities as the landlord of a property in England? The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 places a continuous duty on landlords in England to maintain their property to the electrical safety standards and to have evidence of this. [B]This means your property must meet the 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations and you must have a report that shows this from a qualified person.[/B] Unfortunately, as currently drafted the regulations do not appear to allow for a qualified inspector to declare the installations are safe, even if they do not meet these new standards. This means that substantial alterations to the property may need to be made as the 18th Edition is a recent publication and most properties were not built or altered with this publication in mind. We do not believe this is the intention of the regulations. MHCLG has consistently communicated that the new regulations are aimed at the 22% of landlords who do not inspect the electrical installations for their property. As such, we would recommend that landlords with a property deemed safe by a qualified person wait for further guidance on this before taking action." So ........... must meet the 18th Edition .............. surely this is incorrect. Shouldn't it state that installations must be satisfactory? Interested to hear peoples thoughts Thanks PS popcorn to hand [/QUOTE]
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