It is a legal requirement for private residential landlords to have an EICR every 5 years in nearly all cases. However for private homeowners or commercial/industrial properties an electrical safety certificate is not a legal requirement, but may be required as part of an insurance policy or lease agreement.
As you may be aware if you are already reading this, a new law has been passed making EICRs for rental properties mandatory. Landlords & agents will now have to ensure that electrical installations are Read more…
A house in Harehills, Leeds was set ablaze this Bank Holiday Monday (7th May 2018) by a fire in a cellar that involved a fuse board. Two fire engines were dispatched to the fire just Read more…
Here at GetTesting we were contacted to perform some PAT testing at a rental property on the outskirts of Sheffield. The property was previously owned by the current owner’s daughter and was in between tenants. Read more…