Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Cardiff run EICR programmes under Wales's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
In Wales, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 requires a valid Electrical Condition Report at least every five years for rented homes, with copies to contract-holders.
Cardiff Council is the local housing authority. Every private landlord and letting agent in Wales must be registered and licensed through Rent Smart Wales, which Cardiff Council hosts on behalf of Welsh local authorities, and homes must be fit for human habitation under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority.
Rows of Victorian terraces in areas such as Cathays and Splott sit alongside post-war council estates, and social landlords here work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which sets decarbonisation and quality targets beyond the older standard.
The Welsh rule is built into the fitness test. Under regulation 6, a landlord must hold a valid electrical condition report during every period of occupation. It stays valid for five years from the inspection, or for a shorter period if the report itself says the next inspection is due sooner. The tenant must receive a copy within 14 days of the occupation date, or within 14 days of any later inspection, and written confirmation of remedial work within 14 days of the landlord receiving it. The 14 day periods replaced 7 days from 30 November 2022. The inspection must follow BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 and cover installations serving the dwelling that sit in parts of the building the landlord owns or controls. Without a valid report the home is treated as unfit for human habitation until one is obtained.
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 Cardiff stock in mind.
Cardiff is in Wales, so the governing framework is: Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 — electrical safety. In Wales, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 requires a valid Electrical Condition Report at least every five years for rented homes, with copies to contract-holders.
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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