Rewiring Success: Enhancing Safety and Efficiency for Our Valued Customer with Definitive Electrical
At Definitive Electrical, we are dedicated to providing top-notch electrical services that prioritise safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Recently, we had the pleasure of assisting a homeowner in rewiring their property following an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) we conducted before they purchased the house. In this blog post, we will take you through the process of rewiring and the measures we implemented to ensure our customer's home meets the highest electrical standards.
Do I need an EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report)?
The Law around the EICR has recently changed. There is now a legal onus on all Landlords to have an EICR in place, which they will need to provide to the tenant, managing agent or local authority should they ask.
From 1st July 2020, all electrical installations must be tested before the start of a new tenancy. All existing tenancies will require an EICR report by April 2021.
Landlords – are you up to date with the new regs?
As a Landlord, you will be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that your rental properties are electrically safe to protect the well being of your tenants. But did you know that the regulations recently changed? Read on to find out more…
Electricians in Nottingham – helping you stay electrically safe
I get asked on a regular basis by my customers in Nottingham and Derby how they can make their homes electrically safer. There are two ways of looking at electrical safety and that is preventative and proactive. Both are equally as good, however for optimum results, the two need to work hand in hand.
What do I mean by this?
Landlords failing to respond to electrical problems on time
The latest statistics from the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) reveal some worrying facts that landlords are not responding timely to reports of serious property issues such as water leaks, electrical failure and boiler breakdowns. The statistics further reveal that tenants are having to continually pursue their landlords about sorting out problems such as no hot water, broken taps and tripping lights.
