The Service We Provide
We can help you identify electrical risks in your properties and provide a free quotation for correcting them.
We provide a high quality and reliable service to all landlords and letting agencies. All our work is carried out to the current version of BS7671 - the IET wiring regulations. The range of services we offer to landlords and letting agencies include:
We can also carry out plumbing, plastering, fitting, filling and patching up that is required to complete the job. |
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*Electrical installations in rental property must be inspected and tested at least every 5 years or on change of occupancy. For commercial property it could be even more frequent. Failure to have a current electrical certificate can affect your insurance (e.g. if a fire was caused by a fault in the electrical system or a tenant received an electric shock).
House Letting and the Law
Contact us to find out what your obligations are with regards to electrical safety and how we can help you fulfil them. Failure to have a current electrical certificate and adequate fire or carbon monoxide protection can affect your insurance. You can find some information on the current guidelines and your responsibilities here.
PAT Testing
By law landlords are required to ensure that any electrical equipment they provide is 'safe, well-maintained and suitable for the purpose for which it is being used'.
The only effective way to prove that equipment continues to comply with this is by Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). Additionally, some liability insurance requires that PAT testing is done regularly.
The only effective way to prove that equipment continues to comply with this is by Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). Additionally, some liability insurance requires that PAT testing is done regularly.
What equipment needs a PAT test?
Generally, anything that has a standard 3-pin plug and that is not built in. Note that for equipment that connects using a detachable 'IEC' lead such as computers / monitors etc. the lead is tested as a separate item. Extension leads also count as items that need testing.
For laptops and other extra-low voltage equipment that connects with a power adapter, only the adaptor needs testing. |
What does testing involve?
Each item of equipment is switched off, disconnected and tested. This typically only takes a few minutes per item. If the item is suitable for continued use a pass label is affixed and it can be used again. If it is unsafe a fail label is affixed and the item must not be used. If the fault can be corrected easily (e.g. replace a fuse, rewire a plug) then this can be completed on site and the item can be used again.
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What does it cost?
A site visit costs £40 which includes the first 25 items tested, each item thereafter costs an additional £1. Each item repaired on site incurs an additional charge up to £2 depending on the fault.