Unless the landlord has expressly undertaken an obligation to maintain appliances, he is not obliged to do so. However anything a landlord supplies to a tenant (included in the inventory) must be safe throughout the tenancy.
There is a common ‘expectancy’ (but not necessarily law or agreed) amongst tenants that anything the landlord supplies must be maintained by the landlord but this may not be true.
Further Reading
Who is responsible for repairing electrical appliances – landlord or tenant? {Jungle Property Blog article}
What the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 mean for landlords {Jungle Property Blog article}
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