A public consultation sought views on the working group’s recommendations and revealed widespread support for mandatory electrical safety checks. The Regulations follow the recommendations of the Electrical Safety Working Group, which was made up of industry stakeholders and experts in public safety. They will do this whilst not placing excessive burdens on electrical testers and inspectors, landlords, letting agents and local authorities.
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 build on this and help further reduce deaths and injuries due to electric shocks and fires caused by electrical faults. It is been best practice for all landlords to organise periodic inspections and testing and to provide a report to the tenant. Landlords are already legally required to keep the electrical installations – the wiring, the plug sockets, the consumer units, the light fittings - in their property safe and in proper working order. However, a significant minority fail to do so, and this can put tenants’ safety at risk. Most landlords provide well-maintained and quality accommodation for their tenants. We really value the contribution made by good landlords. This government is committed to making sure that rented homes are safe, secure and high-quality places to live, work and raise families.
Tenancy: The contract you sign with a landlord to live in a rented property. Remedial work / remedial action: Work that a landlord must have carried out to make the electrical installation safe. Regulations: The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020. The local housing authority has the power to make landlords comply with the Regulations and can be the borough council, district council, city council or ‘unitary authority’. Local council: In this guide we refer to your local housing authority as your local council. This does not include appliances that aren’t ‘fixed’, such as cookers, fridges and televisions. This is the most common type of report you’ll be given by your landlord after an inspection.Įlectrical installation: The ‘fixed’ electrical parts of the property, like the wiring, the plug sockets, the light fittings and the consumer unit (sometimes called a fuse box). GlossaryĮICR: Electrical Installation Condition Report. These Regulations also do not cover tenants who live with their landlord (lodgers). Council tenants or tenants of housing associations should contact their housing provider if they are worried about the electrics in the property. These Regulations do not cover social housing. They also have to give this to the local council if they ask for it. Your landlord must give you a report that shows the condition of the property’s electrical installations.Throughout the whole time a tenant is living at the property, national electrical safety standards must be met.The electrical wiring, sockets, consumer units (fuse boxes) and other fixed electrical parts in rented homes must be inspected and tested every 5 years, or more often than this if the inspector thinks that is necessary.This guidance is about the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020. This guidance is for tenants of private landlords who are renting in England.
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