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PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LEGISLATION

John Peckham
The government have produced draft regulations on the periodic inspection and testing of domestic installations.


It can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934


I have serious concerns with the proposed definition of "qualified" as it does not require anyone to have any qualifications whatsoever , so it does not do what it says on the tin. It perpetuates the current practice of any knuckle scraping half whit who does not know their amp from the elbow carrying out inspection and testing. Without setting out defined required qualifications it becomes unenforceable.


Unless an MP makes an objection as Secondary it will become law without debate. I have written to my recently Knighted MP this morning to explain my views on the proposed legislation and in particular the definition of "Qualified" that contains no requirement to have any qualifications. 


Unless the government gets any objections these Regulations will become law. Only an MP can get proposed secondary legislation changed.


You may wish to join me in writing to your MP?
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    There is no denying that there is a huge number of private rented houses and flats that need some significant upgrading that is long overdue. 


    The next eighteen months is potentially going to be a busy time for builders, maintenance guys, plumbers, window and insulation installers as well as electricians.


    I had a look at the Energy Performance Certificate online for that flat and it's not just new storage heaters it needs.


    I have done a lot of work for this landlord over the last ten years and when we have tidied flats up I made a point of replacing all the lighting with LED. This flat was tidied up eighteen months ago, but someone else did the electrical work as I was too busy,  the landlord commented this morning that the flat did not even get five stars on the EPC for low energy lighting as the other electrician didn't swap the lighting to LED.


    Five stars for low energy lighting is not hard to achieve,  but it didn't happen here.


    The EPC gives the estimated electric bills for this one bed flat as three years as over £7500 and says it could potentially be brought down to £3500. The performance rating is about as bad as it gets.


    So a major refurbishment with new storage heaters and a satisfactory EICR in the next eighteen months are required to be able rent the flat out legally.  Otherwise it has to stay empty or be sold to an owner occupier. 


    Andy Betteridge 

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    There is no denying that there is a huge number of private rented houses and flats that need some significant upgrading that is long overdue. 


    The next eighteen months is potentially going to be a busy time for builders, maintenance guys, plumbers, window and insulation installers as well as electricians.


    I had a look at the Energy Performance Certificate online for that flat and it's not just new storage heaters it needs.


    I have done a lot of work for this landlord over the last ten years and when we have tidied flats up I made a point of replacing all the lighting with LED. This flat was tidied up eighteen months ago, but someone else did the electrical work as I was too busy,  the landlord commented this morning that the flat did not even get five stars on the EPC for low energy lighting as the other electrician didn't swap the lighting to LED.


    Five stars for low energy lighting is not hard to achieve,  but it didn't happen here.


    The EPC gives the estimated electric bills for this one bed flat as three years as over £7500 and says it could potentially be brought down to £3500. The performance rating is about as bad as it gets.


    So a major refurbishment with new storage heaters and a satisfactory EICR in the next eighteen months are required to be able rent the flat out legally.  Otherwise it has to stay empty or be sold to an owner occupier. 


    Andy Betteridge 

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