Consumer unit - RCD mainswtich - how many circuits does it cover?

[Murdochcat]

I have a feeling that the OP is the landlord

 

[JohnW2]

I have a feeling that the OP is the landlord

Who knows, but that would not really be consistent with ...

The reason I asked because our landlord's agent did an EICR a year ago (yes, June 2024..) and the agent and its contractors wanted to do works in the flat without sharing the report or providing an explanation why they were needed. It is a personal preference, but I'd rather not have unnecessary work done while we live and pay for the flat.

Whatever, my comments/questions remain the same even if (despite the above quote) the OP is the landlord (as well as "living in and paying for the flat").

 

[Murdochcat]

OMG panic stations...













































requires replacing because it's over 20 years old?

Who really knows . None of us for sure

 

[jero]

The Landlord & agent also have a legal obligation to share the report with the tenant within 14 days. That has not happened until now after various requests and led me to question their intention.

Putting my particular circumstances aside, I came here for advice about the CU and these categories.
I really appreciate all the answers I received.

 

[Murdochcat]

The Landlord & agent also have a legal obligation to share the report with the tenant within 14 days. That has not happened until now after various requests and led me to question their intention.

Putting my particular circumstances aside, I came here for advice about the CU and these categories.
I really appreciate all the answers I received.

The problem is nobody knows the detail of the inspection, how long the inspector took etc etc

 

[jero]

I am definitely not the Landlord.

 

[SUNRAY]

This is starting to make more sense now.

Let's get the details in place.
Do you have a copy of the Leaseholders Lease?

 

[JohnW2]

The Landlord & agent also have a legal obligation to share the report with the tenant within 14 days. That has not happened until now after various requests and led me to question their intention.

Indeed. But, as I wrote, the landlord also had a legal obligation to have those C2s 'remedied' within 28 days, even if many of us would not regard some, if any, of those things really deserving C2s. So, as I asked, why did that not happen and, furthermore, what makes you think that your 'personal preferences' can/could over-ride that legal obligation on the landlord?

 

[morqthana]

the agent and its contractors wanted to do works in the flat without sharing the report

It's not theirs to share - it belongs to the person who paid for it.

I'd rather not have unnecessary work done while we live and pay for the flat. It would not be the first time the agent 'found' work for their affiliated contractors.

Surely that would be a concern for the landlord, not you? (Apart from disruption, of course).

 

[morqthana]

The Landlord & agent also have a legal obligation to share the report with the tenant within 14 days.

An EICR done in 2024 was not necessarily a Landlord Electrical Safety Certificate.

Landlords must carry out routine electrical safety checks on their properties, updating their electrical inspection certificate report (EICR) every five years. These rules were implemented for existing tenancies in July 2020

I would say, therefore that the "every 5 years" started from July 2020. i.e "There's a new rule, Mr Landlord, as of today you have to have an electrical safety inspection done every 5 years". "OK - I'll get it done within 5 years".

That has not happened until now after various requests and led me to question their intention.

You are strongly indicating that you suspect a possibly nefarious intention.

Why?

 

[JohnW2]

An EICR done in 2024 was not necessarily a Landlord Electrical Safety Certificate.

Yes, I suppose that's theoretically true - although I doubt that many landlords would have been commissioning (and paying for) an EICR last year unless they were legally required to by the 'new'legislation.

 

[Scally-Ho]

@jero Whatever your reasons for not wanting the remedial work to proceed, you also have to see it from your landlord's point of view; He/She has to ensure your property which you are renting complies with all of the regulations. These regs are for your safety as well as the landlord's obligations towards you the tenant.

 

[Murdochcat]

It's not theirs to share - it belongs to the person who paid for

Not sure i agree with that. The landlord is obliged to provide a copy of the EICR to the tenant, satisfactory or unsatisfactory

 

[morqthana]

Now he is.

In 2024 he may not have been, as it may just have been an EICR which he decided to have done, not the Landlords Certificate which he was obliged to have done every 5 years starting July 2020.

 

[morqthana]

Yes, I suppose that's theoretically true - although I doubt that many landlords would have been commissioning (and paying for) an EICR last year unless they were legally required to by the 'new'legislation.

I can see a jolly good reason why.

Call it a Landlords Safety Certificate, and if it comes back "here there be nasties", then he's got 28 days to fix things.

Call it an EICR which he doesn't share with the tenant and he's got a year.