Thanks Chris, so social housing is exempt from the PRS requirements. But surely social housing must be subject to some electrical safety laws/regs?

I regularly go to do remedial works after an eicr has been done, only to find sometimes many faults & non compliances that weren’t noted on the eicr. Often dangerous ones.

Apparently not. There was a consultation earlier this year, but the conclusions appear not to have been published yet. This may, however, be of interest: www.gov.uk/.../consultation-and-call-for-evidence-on-electrical-safety-in-the-social-rented-sector

I have to admit that I was surprised to find that "social housing" has a specific meaning in law because I think that the phrase could include any housing, whether it be publicly or privately owned, which is made available at below the market rate.

Apparently not. There was a consultation earlier this year, but the conclusions appear not to have been published yet. This may, however, be of interest: www.gov.uk/.../consultation-and-call-for-evidence-on-electrical-safety-in-the-social-rented-sector

I have to admit that I was surprised to find that "social housing" has a specific meaning in law because I think that the phrase could include any housing, whether it be publicly or privately owned, which is made available at below the market rate.