Existing private tenancies need to comply with electrical safety standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 by 1st April 2021or face fines of up to £30,000.
The regulations, which were first introduced in June 2020, aim to ensure all electrical wiring and fixed electrical installations are signed off by a qualified electrician including wiring, sockets, fuse box and other fixed electrical parts.
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