Landlord Services
CP12 Gas safety certificates
Boiler servicing
Electrical fault finding and repairs
PAT (portable appliance test)
LPG and natural gas registered
Electrical installation condition reports (PIR - periodic inspection report)
General call outs and repairs
Annual reminders
Carbon monoxide detector and Smoke Alarm checks
Remedial works
Sell are always obliging and will often help by attending at short notice to sort out any issues! Your staff are always cheerful and helpful not to mention knowledgeable. Thank you for your continued great customer service and skilled Engineers. You make our job a whole lot easier and for that, we are very grateful.
Within our industry it is so important to have professional, honest and reliable contractors, Sell Electrical are all of these. We have used them for many years and will continue.
The Electrical Safety Standards in Private Sector
A new legislation did come into force for landlords as from 1 June 2020, they apply to new tenancies from the 1 July 2020 and existing tenancies from 1 April 2021.
This also applies to renewal tenancies. All lettings agents and landlords will now have to complete a mandatory electrical condition report (EICR) on the property and these works will need to be carried out by a person who is qualified and competent, at least every five years
The Gas Appliances Directive
The Gas Appliances Directive sets out legal requirements that in future will apply across the European Union. Member countries are required to amend their existing legislation, or to introduce new legislation that conforms with the requirements of the directive. The United Kingdom has implemented that gas appliances (safety) regulations to conform to the directive.
Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995
The main provisions of the new regulations are:
a) Appliances must be safe
b) Appliances must be tested
c) Appliances must be quality guaranteed.
This means that during the manufacturing process the manufacturer must operate a quality scheme of some type, such as BS 5750, to ensure that all appliances conform to the tested design. This scheme will be monitored by the ‘notified bodies’
d) Appliances must carry the CE mark.
Legal Requirements For Electrical
- Ensure that the installation meets the standard as detailed in BS7671:2008
- Ensure that the system is adequately earthed
- Ensure that the installation has not suffered deterioration to an extent that it impairs safety
- Landlord and Tenant act 1985 – This legislation lays out a landlord’s duty to ensure that the electrical installation is safe
- The consumer Protection act 1987 – Details that the electrical equipment must be maintained and checked before the property is offered for rent
- Supply of goods and Services act 1982 – Places a responsibility on the landlord to ensure that goods should be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and free of defects
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