Your answers Gentlemen, please. This is indicating a serious problem in the Industry. Trust is now zero. I am disgusted with the behavior of these alleged "inspectors" who are dim, dumb, deaf and blind, and cannot read the BBB. It is not good enough is it?
In the particular context of the new rented sector regulations: there is no requirement for the periodic I&T to be done according to BS 7671, nor indeed to any standard, nor even any requirement to check whether the installation is safe; merely that it has to be done by a competent person. There is an absolute requirement for the landlord to remedy within 28 days anything identified in the report as not being compliant with BS 7671:2018 - with no regard to older, but still safe, arrangements; and with no mechanism to challenge a faulty report; and with no protection if the report is not delivered to you within 28 days of the date of inspection - you must still have fixed any defects before potentially even having seeing the report.
Obviously a landlord might hope or expect a council and/or tribunal to take a pragmatic approach to enforcement, but laws shouldn't need to reply on goodwill not to be abused. And it does make bad EICRs a lot more problematic.
In the particular context of the new rented sector regulations: there is no requirement for the periodic I&T to be done according to BS 7671, nor indeed to any standard, nor even any requirement to check whether the installation is safe; merely that it has to be done by a competent person. There is an absolute requirement for the landlord to remedy within 28 days anything identified in the report as not being compliant with BS 7671:2018 - with no regard to older, but still safe, arrangements; and with no mechanism to challenge a faulty report; and with no protection if the report is not delivered to you within 28 days of the date of inspection - you must still have fixed any defects before potentially even having seeing the report.
Obviously a landlord might hope or expect a council and/or tribunal to take a pragmatic approach to enforcement, but laws shouldn't need to reply on goodwill not to be abused. And it does make bad EICRs a lot more problematic.
