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Landlord electrical safety certificate

Grumpy
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"?

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    geoffsd:

    Can the client therefore stipulate any limitation they want?


    For example: do not inspect construction material of the consumer unit.


    ?    Cheeky.


    I think it best that the inspector sets those!


    They can stipulate their requirements , you stipulate yours. If its something unreasonable as above, then you would be a fool to accept the contract. As this is clearly then a "dodgy landlord", then play them at there own  game, having taken payment in advance, you say the construction of the unit is fundamental in deciding the outcome and so attribute FI [ futher investigation] to the temporarily "invisible" consumer unit.


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    geoffsd:

    Can the client therefore stipulate any limitation they want?


    For example: do not inspect construction material of the consumer unit.


    ?    Cheeky.


    I think it best that the inspector sets those!


    They can stipulate their requirements , you stipulate yours. If its something unreasonable as above, then you would be a fool to accept the contract. As this is clearly then a "dodgy landlord", then play them at there own  game, having taken payment in advance, you say the construction of the unit is fundamental in deciding the outcome and so attribute FI [ futher investigation] to the temporarily "invisible" consumer unit.


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