Hi all, my father in law has a rental property that was completely rewired and with new split load CU five years ago. The installation is now due an inspection. Will the fact that the CU is plastic constitute a "fail"?
"New Rental Law...requiring full compliance with the 18th with no deviations?"
Only applicable to the new works or alteration. An EICR will use the 18th as a reference as usual practice. I do not think anything has changed much. Of course there will be many ready and willing to take the approach that the new rental law is a perpetual revenue stream and every five years kerching .
Simply, the LA, if they are interested, are not really issuing a licence, as in HMOs. They appear to have more statutory control on rental, but that appears to be only if and when there is some kind of paperwork issue flagged up, usually by the Tenant saying...where is my EICR for my new Tenancy? or I have an EICR, says my abode is unsafe/ potentially dangerous and the Landlord will not do anything about it ? Not that these Tenants are likely to know about this new requirement anyhow. Private Housing dept have always had some control on rental and [very very rarely] do get involved in unsafe private rental if and when the landlord does not take remedial action to satisfy the LA.
"New Rental Law...requiring full compliance with the 18th with no deviations?"
Only applicable to the new works or alteration. An EICR will use the 18th as a reference as usual practice. I do not think anything has changed much. Of course there will be many ready and willing to take the approach that the new rental law is a perpetual revenue stream and every five years kerching .
Simply, the LA, if they are interested, are not really issuing a licence, as in HMOs. They appear to have more statutory control on rental, but that appears to be only if and when there is some kind of paperwork issue flagged up, usually by the Tenant saying...where is my EICR for my new Tenancy? or I have an EICR, says my abode is unsafe/ potentially dangerous and the Landlord will not do anything about it ? Not that these Tenants are likely to know about this new requirement anyhow. Private Housing dept have always had some control on rental and [very very rarely] do get involved in unsafe private rental if and when the landlord does not take remedial action to satisfy the LA.
