jamesbo 0 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Hi all, for those familiar with this new legislation can you confirm in the below example whether another test would be due: New tenant arrives in Sep 2021, electrical certificate done. tenant leaves 3 months later in Nov 2021 and new tenant arrives in Dec 2021. My understanding looking at the rules is a new test would need to be carried out even though one was done 4 months earlier. Has anyone had the test done yet, and if so, what was the cost? I am getting quotes between £200-£300 for a standard 3 bedroom house, albeit it is in the South East. thanks James Link to post
Craig WM 16 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I’m in Scotland where we’ve had this rule for several years and you only need a test done every five years. Prices seem ok to me. Link to post
julia urquhart 173 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 It is once every 5 years (England) not each new tenant. Your next test is due before the 5 year anniversary of the first one, whether or not you have a change of tenant at that time. Link to post
jamesbo 0 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Thanks both, that is reassuring and also sensible! James Link to post
nicholas_b 53 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Just to add to this. Them prices are fair - I'm in the North and getting quotes of 250. Link to post
Chaz_ 3 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I'm paying £120 per test in Yorkshire, so far 3 properties AOK, one property required some RCBO's which cost ~£100, the other needs a lighting circuit rewire just after we refurbed, still have a few to do, crossing fingers As per other comments needs doing once every 5 years, all properties regardless of whether its a new tenancy need doing by 1st April 2021, some busy electricians about! Link to post
julia urquhart 173 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Beware of electricians offering very cheap tests then finding very expensive work to do. Try to find someone you trust. Oh...and don't forget to do your own home - how many of us live in houses with substandard electrics? Link to post
kn 0 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 It should be every 5 years and shouldn't need to redo for new tenant. But be careful, you need to check what your actual certificate says... some electricians are putting on their certificates 5 years or with change of tanancy, which means you would need a new one for change of tenancy. In which case you would need a new one. Advice is to change electrician. Link to post
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