New Mandatory Electrical Safety Checks in the Private Rental Sector in Nottingham and Derby….all you need to know

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These days, electricity is an essential part of our daily lives at home.  Whether you’re enjoying a well-deserved cup of tea, taking a warm bath or grabbing a cold beer from the fridge, we all need it to keep everything ticking along nicely.

As a Landlord, it is important to act on your electrical safety obligations, or you could be exposed to significant financial risk from fines, invalidated insurance and most importantly, an increased risk of harm to tenants.  Dangerous electrics can contribute to a serious risk of fire, extreme cold, and insufficient lighting.

Over the last few years, the amount of people installing outdoor or garden lighting in Nottingham and Derby has dramatically increased. One of the main reasons is people wanting to improve the look and feel of their outdoor space – lighting can have a huge impact on how your garden looks.  It can ensure your outdoor living space can be used long after dark and essentially give you extra space to enjoy or entertain in.

One of the big selling points for electric cars is that they’re environmentally friendly. This is true to a large extent because pure electric vehicles come with no tailpipe emissions that harm the atmosphere. However, the electricity they require comes from the National Grid, which is still significantly fuelled by coal and gas.

Definitive Electrical can offer a complete package of installation and maintenance to look after all your EV Charging and Solar PV needs.

As an approved and authorised installer of EV Chargepoints in Nottingham and Derby, we can ensure all our customers benefit from the reduced cost of the grant schemes available (OLEV).

We’ll be happy to provide you with professional advice about the options available to you and to give you a quote based on your specific requirements.

Smoke Alarms save lives. This is a fact!  No matter where you are – at home or in the workplace, their importance cannot be valued highly enough.

There is a lot of legislation, plus regulations and standards that surround safety in electricity.

Every year, about one million children under 15 years old visit hospitals after an accident in the home – many of them electrical. There are things that you can do as a responsible parent to childproof your home against electrical hazards. 

On the list of “Things To Do” when you move into your new home, “find an electrician in Nottingham” is probably not in the top ten. Most people don’t think of looking for an electrician until something goes wrong.