From 1 April 2021, all rented properties need to be certified as safe by way of an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR), prepared by a suitably “qualified and competent” person.
All fixed electrical parts of the property, including the wiring, plug sockets, light fittings and the fuse box, need to be inspected and tested; this includes permanently connected equipment, such as showers and extractors.
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