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?
The actual regulations (as opposed to the government guidance) impose 3 main requirements on landlords.
1) At all times while rented, the installation must comply with BS 7671:2018. There is (legally) no allowance for newer, nor older but safe installations: you are not allowed to use the newer EV measures added by amendment 1 for example. If a tenant without the landlord's approval or knowledge makes a modification not in compliance with the regs (e.g. replaces a light fitting with a new class I and fails to earth it) the landlord is liable.
2) Get it I&Ted every 5 years or so by a competent person. This doesn't have to be an EICR, nor does the inspection need to compare it to BS 7671 (to any edition), nor does it need to check for safety.
3) If however the report identifies anything specifically not compliant with BS 7671:2018, it must be fixed within 28 days of the inspection (not from the date of issuing of the report).
I believe the government guidance implies older stuff can be ok, but that's not the law.
So the regulations say absolutely nothing useful about what sort of report should be done, or what standard is should be done to. Which is partly why we're in the current mess.
The actual regulations (as opposed to the government guidance) impose 3 main requirements on landlords.
1) At all times while rented, the installation must comply with BS 7671:2018. There is (legally) no allowance for newer, nor older but safe installations: you are not allowed to use the newer EV measures added by amendment 1 for example. If a tenant without the landlord's approval or knowledge makes a modification not in compliance with the regs (e.g. replaces a light fitting with a new class I and fails to earth it) the landlord is liable.
2) Get it I&Ted every 5 years or so by a competent person. This doesn't have to be an EICR, nor does the inspection need to compare it to BS 7671 (to any edition), nor does it need to check for safety.
3) If however the report identifies anything specifically not compliant with BS 7671:2018, it must be fixed within 28 days of the inspection (not from the date of issuing of the report).
I believe the government guidance implies older stuff can be ok, but that's not the law.
So the regulations say absolutely nothing useful about what sort of report should be done, or what standard is should be done to. Which is partly why we're in the current mess.
