The Government intends to introduce legislative requirements from 1st June 2020 for Landlords in the Private Rented Sector in England. This will require Landlords to have electrical safety checks carried out as follows:

• From 1st July 2020 all new specified tenancies will require an electrical safety check to be in place.
• From 1st April 2021 all existing specified tenancies will require an electrical safety check to be in place

Landlords have a choice in relation to engaging with a person to under the electrical safety check, they can either –

• Use a contractor that is listed on the PRS Register http://www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk or
• Find a competent person using a checklist as covered in MHCLG Guidance which is due to be published when the legislation comes into force.

To find out how to be listed on the PRS Register website -