Landlord Responsibilities
Anyone who lets residential accommodation (such as houses, flats, bedsits, holiday homes, caravans and boats) as a business activity is required by law to ensure the equipment they supply as part of the tenancy is safe.
The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: anyone who lets residential property, as a business activity is required by law to ensure the electrical equipment supplied as part of the tenancy is fit for purposes and safe.
The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994: requires that all supplied mains electrical equipment (cookers, washing machines, kettles, etc.), new or second-hand, are safe at commencement of the tenancy and that the Landlord must take reasonable step to ensure both there suitability and safety.
Under The Housing Act 2004: and the subsequent Housing Health and Safety Rating System Regulation 2005: and the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006: provides a system for assessing and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for any potential occupiers or visitors to a property and this includes electrical appliances.
Guidance from Communities and Local Government (CLG): states property owners need to ensure electrical equipment they have supplied are free from defects, it is advisable to have the equipment checked before the start of each tenancy and it is good practice to have the equipment checked at regular intervals thereafter - usually annually. They should obtain and retain test reports detailing the equipment, tests carried out, and the results.
The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: anyone who lets residential property, as a business activity is required by law to ensure the electrical equipment supplied as part of the tenancy is fit for purposes and safe.
The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994: requires that all supplied mains electrical equipment (cookers, washing machines, kettles, etc.), new or second-hand, are safe at commencement of the tenancy and that the Landlord must take reasonable step to ensure both there suitability and safety.
Under The Housing Act 2004: and the subsequent Housing Health and Safety Rating System Regulation 2005: and the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006: provides a system for assessing and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for any potential occupiers or visitors to a property and this includes electrical appliances.
Guidance from Communities and Local Government (CLG): states property owners need to ensure electrical equipment they have supplied are free from defects, it is advisable to have the equipment checked before the start of each tenancy and it is good practice to have the equipment checked at regular intervals thereafter - usually annually. They should obtain and retain test reports detailing the equipment, tests carried out, and the results.