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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} Still not answered…

Yes – Electrical contractors, who register with a competent person self-certification scheme, will be able to self-certify compliance with Part P of the Building Regulations whenever they carry out ‘notifiable’ work. Persons who are not registered with a self-certification scheme – including DIYers – will need to notify or submit plans to a Building Control Body (BCB), unless the work is non-notifiable. What types of electrical work are notifiable? The introduction of the latest version of Part P was introduced on 6 April 2013, the range of works requiring notification has been reduced. Notifiable works The installation of a new…