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For privately rented properties, your landlord or letting agent should have given you a copy of an E...

• EICR

Currently, it is not possible to download an EICR. The electrician who conducted the EICR should hav...

• EICR

At the moment there is no legal requirement to have the electrical installation in holiday lets insp...

• Short Term Lets
• EICR
• Electricians

If your property is a private rental in England or Scotland, then you would need to have an inspecti...

• Electricians
• EICR
• Renting
• Landlords
• Fuseboxes
• EIC

Private landlords in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are responsible for ensuring that the elec...

• Electricians
• Landlords
• Renting
• EICR

Extension leads are out of scope for a periodic inspection unless specifically requested. However, i...

• Electricians
• Overloading Sockets
• EICR

Depending on the size of your property, an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) should co...

• EICR
• Electricians

There is no legal requirement to replace sockets if they are positioned on skirting boards in an old...

• Electricians
• EICR

These initials do not stand for anything "official" when used on an electrician's report. You should...

• Electricians
• EICR