Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Birmingham run EICR programmes under England's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
In England, the 2020 regulations require an EICR at least every five years for rented homes, remediation of C1/C2 findings within 28 days, and reports supplied to tenants and, on request, the local authority. Social landlords are being brought under equivalent requirements.
Birmingham City Council is one of the largest council landlords in England, alongside a sizeable housing association and private rented sector, so providers here often work next to a very large local authority stock.
West Midlands Fire Service is the fire and rescue authority for Birmingham.
Much of the housing is inter-war and post-war, with a notable number of tower blocks and maisonette blocks that carry communal fire safety, emergency lighting and electrical testing duties on top of the dwelling inspections.
In Birmingham the Regulator of Social Housing's May 2023 notice recorded that the city council reported around 15,000 domestic and 500 communal electrical inspections overdue, along with more than 1,000 overdue domestic remedial actions. The council now states that every home it lets has an EICR every five years, with contractors contacting tenants 42 days before the due date. For private landlords, both the additional HMO and selective licensing conditions require a declaration of electrical installation safety with the application and again on request. The council's HMO application guidance suggests a current electrical safety certificate as the simplest evidence. Check the council's current scheme conditions before relying on this.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for EICR are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs EICR, then book a demo with your Birmingham stock in mind.
Birmingham is in England, so the governing framework is: Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020. In England, the 2020 regulations require an EICR at least every five years for rented homes, remediation of C1/C2 findings within 28 days, and reports supplied to tenants and, on request, the local authority. Social landlords are being brought under equivalent requirements.
Rented homes across England, Wales and Scotland require an EICR at least every five years, by a qualified and competent electrician. Many providers add annual visual checks between EICRs. Kaarr manages the programme and the certification trail — the inspection itself must be done by a qualified electrician, in-house or contracted.
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