Landlord Electrical Safety Check

[D80]

You could do one of the not worth the paper they are written on Visual Condition Reports. Ensure the small print in your contract & T'C's covers yourself. At least it ensures some of the basics are ok though.

 

[cj.dodgson]

You could do one of the not worth the paper they are written on Visual Condition Reports. Ensure the small print in your contract & T'C's covers yourself. At least it ensures some of the basics are ok though.

I think this is the best thing to do and the NICEIC have the certificate with small print on to explain what you are providing to the customer. See link: http://www.williamsmithheating.com/assets/pdf/DVP2-Domestic-Visual-Condition-Report.pdf

Although I think there is very little point to it with no actually testing being carried out.

 

[tony mc]

Is it in BS 7671?

Have a look at this post

What is a Landlords Safety check?

 

[tony mc]

Link did't work

Try again

What is a Landlords Safety check?

 

[trev]

I know what a EICR is and this is not what they want. I'm starting to see they just want a cheap "a ok" on the electrical front.

There is no such thing as "a cheap a ok" you can only give an opinion after a full, properly conducted inspection and test backed up with references to the regs. Anything else is worthless.

 

[cj.dodgson]

There is no such thing as "a cheap a ok" you can only give an opinion after a full, properly conducted inspection and test backed up with references to the regs. Anything else is worthless.

I've told them i'm not doing it unless it is a EICR.

 

[Jay Sparks]

I think the point of a "Visual inspection report" is when a landlord has had the PIR/EICR done only a few months ago before the new tennat moved in, (change of occupancy) and they have now moved out again, it checks that while the tennant was there, they did not damage or extend the installation (diy). If you have access to the 4/5 month old PIR/EICR then it may be ok to just do the visual but make sure that you state, that is all youre doing. If you find any additions/alterations or signs of damage, then you must tell the landlord he needs a full EICR doing.

Jay