JPCoetzee:davezawadi (David Stone):
The law is badly drafted and does not explain how this requirement can be met with sitting tenants.That's the nub of the problem. If it has to apply to sitting tenants it needs further legislation to allow a landlord to update wiring against the tenant's wishes.
It would be easy to amend the law such that a new EICR is only required for new tenants and only if the existing EICR is older than 5 years. Or maybe always have a new EICR for new tenants.
Quite possibly a Landlord does have a right of access for essential maintenance, but that would require the sort of legal proceedings to which Reg 5 refers and about which I know nothing.
JPCoetzee:davezawadi (David Stone):
The law is badly drafted and does not explain how this requirement can be met with sitting tenants.That's the nub of the problem. If it has to apply to sitting tenants it needs further legislation to allow a landlord to update wiring against the tenant's wishes.
It would be easy to amend the law such that a new EICR is only required for new tenants and only if the existing EICR is older than 5 years. Or maybe always have a new EICR for new tenants.
Quite possibly a Landlord does have a right of access for essential maintenance, but that would require the sort of legal proceedings to which Reg 5 refers and about which I know nothing.
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