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New EICR "unsatisfactory" - complete rewire required?!?

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The lighting circuit has no CPC (earth), this is not uncommon in older houses. For that reason all light fittings are Class 2 i.e. plastic with no metal, and there is a clause in the tenancy agreement which forbids tampering with the light fittings (this is a house we own and rent out).


Previous EICRs did not even mention the lighting circuit because of the Class 2 fittings. I have just got a new EICR with an observation "lighting circuits have little or no earth" and classification code C1 ("Danger present, risk of injury, immediate remedial action required"). The overall assessment says "Unsatisfactory" with the comment "Needs updating to current regs". This can only be fixed by a complete rewire of the whole lighting circuit.


This is pointless, there are no earth connections in the plastic fittings.


Any thoughts? Many thanks.
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    There is a problem here. If the tenant does not want any work carried out (QUITE REASONABLY) then the landlord or contractor has no right to do so. Entry to the tenants home is restricted to a very limited range of actions, and moving the contents about is not one of them, or causing disruption to the tenants' legitimate activities (such as working from home) either. The decorations and room finish form part of the rental contract, so trunking may not be fitted without permission of the tenant, who objects. The law is badly drafted and does not explain how this requirement can be met with sitting tenants. The options offered above would be fantastically expensive (thousands of pounds) so are not practical. No court would convict this Landlord John, and a council would not issue an enforcement notice because they would have to deal with the tenant and their property, and they plead poverty. The LAW is simply BAD. The earth wire provides no additional safety in this installation, so its lack cannot be considered potentially dangerous. It must get a C3, at least until the tenant changes.
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    There is a problem here. If the tenant does not want any work carried out (QUITE REASONABLY) then the landlord or contractor has no right to do so. Entry to the tenants home is restricted to a very limited range of actions, and moving the contents about is not one of them, or causing disruption to the tenants' legitimate activities (such as working from home) either. The decorations and room finish form part of the rental contract, so trunking may not be fitted without permission of the tenant, who objects. The law is badly drafted and does not explain how this requirement can be met with sitting tenants. The options offered above would be fantastically expensive (thousands of pounds) so are not practical. No court would convict this Landlord John, and a council would not issue an enforcement notice because they would have to deal with the tenant and their property, and they plead poverty. The LAW is simply BAD. The earth wire provides no additional safety in this installation, so its lack cannot be considered potentially dangerous. It must get a C3, at least until the tenant changes.
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