What You Need To Know About Electrics for Buy To Let - Part Six
As well as Part P regulations on electrical work, all HMO landlords now have some additional management responsibilities with regards to electrical safety too.
An HMO is very broadly defined as where three or more unrelated people (forming at least two households) share a property. This means a two bedroom house with a couple and another unrelated sharer would constitute an HMO.
The HMO rules say that electrical installations should be inspected and tested at least every five years by a competent person - and a certificate obtained.
However, the degree to which this is being applied varies by town hall and most are not bothering unless the property needs mandatory licensing (usually where it is 3 or more storeys and had 5 or more people living in it - though some councils have extended this to smaller houses in their area.)
If the local authority asks for it, the certificate must be supplied within seven days of receipt of a written request.
That's the end of this guide to electrical regs.
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Copyright: David Lawrenson 2007
An HMO is very broadly defined as where three or more unrelated people (forming at least two households) share a property. This means a two bedroom house with a couple and another unrelated sharer would constitute an HMO.
The HMO rules say that electrical installations should be inspected and tested at least every five years by a competent person - and a certificate obtained.
However, the degree to which this is being applied varies by town hall and most are not bothering unless the property needs mandatory licensing (usually where it is 3 or more storeys and had 5 or more people living in it - though some councils have extended this to smaller houses in their area.)
If the local authority asks for it, the certificate must be supplied within seven days of receipt of a written request.
That's the end of this guide to electrical regs.
Back to main site: www.lettingfocus.com
Copyright: David Lawrenson 2007
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
