EICR Valid?

Hello, 


thanks for the reply and sorry for the confusion, British Gas is just the name of the company - they do both gas and electric and are one of the biggest power companies in the U.K.. I contacted British Gas as instructed by landlord (after weeks of reporting the issue I might add, which they consistently tried to imply I was making up the issue with electrics) due to British Gas being their emergency contact for electrical repairs. They sent around an electrician to investigate a faulty plug socket and my electrics tripping - they rendered the plug socket unsafe and unusable as well as arranging a date for them to return to carry out their investigation into the electrics properly. They suspected the electrics to be installed incorrectly.


As soon as I told my landlord this, they suddenly deemed my issue as “urgent” and involved this other electrician, despite having a care plan with British Gas and the appointment already being made.


I have to admit I do not trust this electrician and would rather them stick to using the independent British Gas company as I have had constant problems with them. For example, my electric hob stopped turning off, which I reported on 02/09 and they left me for well over a week without disconnecting it or replacing it. The new hob they sent still doesn’t work, probably due to them not using a qualified electrician to install it either. As well as them refusing to carry out repairs on a cupboard that is falling to pieces (due to wear and tear), a thread bare carpet, disconnected wooden floors, a broken fire door - the list goes on.

Hello, 


thanks for the reply and sorry for the confusion, British Gas is just the name of the company - they do both gas and electric and are one of the biggest power companies in the U.K.. I contacted British Gas as instructed by landlord (after weeks of reporting the issue I might add, which they consistently tried to imply I was making up the issue with electrics) due to British Gas being their emergency contact for electrical repairs. They sent around an electrician to investigate a faulty plug socket and my electrics tripping - they rendered the plug socket unsafe and unusable as well as arranging a date for them to return to carry out their investigation into the electrics properly. They suspected the electrics to be installed incorrectly.


As soon as I told my landlord this, they suddenly deemed my issue as “urgent” and involved this other electrician, despite having a care plan with British Gas and the appointment already being made.


I have to admit I do not trust this electrician and would rather them stick to using the independent British Gas company as I have had constant problems with them. For example, my electric hob stopped turning off, which I reported on 02/09 and they left me for well over a week without disconnecting it or replacing it. The new hob they sent still doesn’t work, probably due to them not using a qualified electrician to install it either. As well as them refusing to carry out repairs on a cupboard that is falling to pieces (due to wear and tear), a thread bare carpet, disconnected wooden floors, a broken fire door - the list goes on.