The private renting sector (PRS) is currently under heavy scrutiny around electrical safety. So much so that there is a PRS Electrical safety group which meets in London regularly to discuss how the issues in private renting sector can be managed.
We recently attended the meeting and one suggestion is to mirror the Scottish Housing Act and have compulsory 5 yearly checks for all private renting properties. This includes all PAT testing and fixed wire and also covers any changes in tenancy. One test every 5 years.
Should the public sector follow this guidance or do we think the processes and procedures we have in place covers a frequency that can be determined by us as the landlord?
I have my views and believe we should take Regulation 622 of the BS7671 and use that to determine the frequency. That could mean 2, 3, 5 or 10.
It should be individually assessed not predetermined.
Would be great to get your views on this.
Ryan