The demand for privately rented homes and flats across the UK is continuously growing. As a landlord in Manchester, it’s your duty to provide tenants with safe premises. This means your rental property must be compliant to government safety standards and you must have the documents to prove it. One of the most important of these documents that prove your rental property in Manchester is fit for purpose is an EICR.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report or EICR is a document you will receive after an assessment of your rental property’s electrical installation. Assessments for the EICR can only be carried out by qualified technicians, like the ones we have at Energy Performance Certificates.
After the inspection, our electricians will provide you with your EICR results, which outline our findings and observations and highlight any issues you need to address with your electrical system to be compliant with the set safety standards.
Electrical wirings are usually hidden inside the walls of buildings and electrical installations are usually hidden behind cupboards or in the basement. They are often overlooked in the regular maintenance of your electrical systems, which makes deterioration and damage difficult to monitor or detect.
Faulty wiring is one of the main causes of electrical fires. As a landlord, it is your duty to ensure your tenants’ safety by maintaining your rental property’s electrical system. You can do just that with EICR testing.
Through the assessment and with the EICR results, professional electricians can identify the parts of your electrical system that do not meet the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations. The certificate will not only help you fix your system, it will keep your Manchester rental property safe and habitable.
Generally, there are two occasions in which you are required to get EICR testing for your rental property in Manchester. These are:
When your property is new
When you buy to let, it’s essential to have an electrical installation inspection performed and get the EICR results first. This allows you to identify problems within the property’s electrical system, helping you address them before accepting tenants.
When there is a change in occupancy
You can’t be sure what tenants do on your premises and how tenants treat the rental property’s electrical systems. They might be overloading sockets or leaving wires exposed. This is why after a tenant leaves, it’s important you get EICR testing done. This lets you check for damage, deterioration and other non-compliance that may have developed throughout the previous tenancy and resolve them before a new tenant arrives.
Apart from these, though, there are other circumstances when you might need to have EICR testing done. They are:
When your property’s electrical installation is old
Older electrical installations may require more frequent inspection because of wear and tear.
The type of property is more susceptible to electrical system issues
Properties with pools, for example, need to be assessed every year, though only the installation connected to the operation of the pool will be inspected.
Environmental conditions
Areas with water, for example, might need more frequent inspections because the wires and hardware are more susceptible to damage in these conditions.
Misuse of the electrical installation
If, for example, the installation has been affected by vandalism and sustained damage, an EICR inspection is recommended.
What is the Inspection Process?
Energy Performance Certificates’ qualified electricians perform complete electrical installation inspection that includes the assessment of:
The entire inspection will last between three to four hours. After that, we can get your EICR results back to you within the next 24 hours.
Why Entrust Energy Performance Certificates with Your EICR?
Energy Performance Certificates is the largest provider of property certificates, such as EPCs and EICRs, for landlords across the country. With immediate response and scheduling, swift but thorough inspection and certified electricians servicing your rental property, you can get your EICR results within 24 hours.
Order an assessment online now or contact us on 0203 397 8220.
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