Standards of BS 7671

British Standards BS 7671 is informally referred to as “The Regs”. They’re the national standards for electrical installations and the safety of electrical wiring systems in the UK. They apply to the design, selection, erection and verification across numerous locations including residential homes.

What is an EICR (Electrical Inspection Condition Report)

An EICR for landlords and letting agents is a document created by Fairway Electrical Bristol having inspected your rental property’s electrical system. We’ll detail the condition of the wiring, sockets and all other fixed electrical components. We’ll highlight to you any potential safety issues or required remedial works in order to ensure the premises is safe for your tenants.

Key Regulations for Electrical Compliance Bristol (Landlords & Letting Agents)

It’s the responsibility of a landlord or letting agent to arrange for a qualified electrician like Fairway Electrical Bristol to inspect and test the rental property’s electrical installations at least every five years. A report detailing the inspections findings must then be provided by you, to the tenant within twenty-eight days of inspection. Should the report identify any issues that’ll require remedial action, you must complete these within twenty-eight days or as specified in our report. Further to this, should the local Bristol authority request a copy of the same it must be given.

Important considerations for Landlords & Letting Agents

There are three important considerations for Landlords and Letting Agents when it comes to Electrical Compliance Bristol, and they are as follows:

  • Only a qualified electrician like Fairway Electrical Bristol can carry out the inspection and testing for you
  • The electrical installations must meet national safety standards (which is guaranteed when you hire us)
  • Whilst you are responsible for maintaining electrical safety your tenants also need to report any concerns to you should they discover an electrical issue in the rental property

Which rented properties does Electrical Compliance Bristol apply to?

Electrical Compliance Bristol applies to the majority of private rented properties where the tenants occupy the property as their main residence. This includes assured shorthold tenancies and licences to occupy. There are with all these things exceptions to the rules where some are excluded under the regulations.

Fairway Electrical Bristol

Fairway Electrical Bristol are NAPIT approved which is a government approved membership scheme. This means that we are able to work safely and to all legal standards, we work to the latest health and safety regulations, we can provide you with certification to demonstrate our compliance and we are accredited by UKAS (UK Accreditation Scheme).

With this added reassurance we feel certain that you’ll not want to risk your rental property’s safety or a significant fine for non-compliance and will therefore look to bring Fairway Electrical Bristol on board. We can give you the peace of mind that your Electrical Compliance Bristol will be complete, and should any issues or faults come to the surface rest assured we can fix them for you too. So call us today on 0117 239 4701 and do not put off till tomorrow what can be done today.