EICR For Landlords Coventry

Do landlords need an electrical safety certificate?

EICR for landlords in Coventry, Kenilworth, Warwick, Leamington Spa are now required to have a valid Electrical safety certificate which has to be renewed every 5 years. Sadly many Coventry landlord neglect or fail to get in touch with a Coventry electrician to carry out the required Electrical Installation Condition Reports.

Updated an latest Regulations for landlords by the UK goverment to have the electrical installations in their properties inspected and tested by a qualified local electrician in Coventry. Landlords by law must provide a copy of a recent electrical safety report to any new tenants who are expecting to move in to the rented property, also a copy of an up to date EICR Certificate must be given to Coventry city council if requested.

What is an EICR test?

Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) also reffered to as an electrical installation condition report (EICR). The main purpose is to identify all types of damage, deterioration, burn marks, loose connections, defects and/or any type of condition that will cause danger to the user/tenant.

How long does an EICR test take to complete?

Normally an EICR will take around 1-4 hours to complete, It depends on a few factors such as more than one fuseboard, amount of rooms or the size of a property and the number of circuits requiring testing.

What information does an EICR provide me?

Electrical installation condition reports provide exactly that, a report on your property electrical condition.

The electrical condition codes are as follows:

• Code C1 – This code is stating immediate danger and remedial action should be taken right away. A landlords tenants that are using the installation are at high risk of electric shock or other injury.

• Code C2 – This code shows deficiency in your properties electrical installation, it is not considered to be highly dangerous when the electrical testing and inspection was carried out, but it may become a real threat to occupying tenants in the event of connected equipment.

• Code C3 – This code indicates no immediate danger to persons living in the house but does pose potentiol danger at a later date, if not rectified, an improvement/update of the electrical installation is advised.