This webpage gives an explanation of what a fault reporting system for electrical faults should do.

 

The advice is relevant to landlords and HMOS. Their are  links to further electrical advice for landlords and HMOs at the bottom of the page.

 

 

What A Fault Reporting System Should Do

 

All landlords and HMOs must have a system to report electrical faults; fault reporting must be more than the tenant phones the landlord and the landlord phones the electrician.

 

Fault reporting should include:

 

· A unique number for each fault report.

 

· Time and date the fault was reported.

 

· Description of the fault.

 

· Whether the fault was routine or emergency.

 

· Which electrician dealt with the fault.

 

· Time and date the fault was fixed.

 

· Date and time the tenant confirmed the fix.

 

 

The landlord should tell the tenant who will fix the fault and arrange a time with the tenant for the electrician to call.

 

The fault system can be anything from an Excel spreadsheet to a specialist fault logging application program.

 

The fault reporting should always include a check by the landlord that the fault has been fixed; it could be the case that, for many different reasons, the electrician could not fix the problem. Double checking the fix ensures that the landlord has acted reasonably.

 

 

 

Links

 

Electrical Test And Inspection (UK)

 

UK Electrical PAT Testing

 

HMOs

 

Annual Electrical Visual Inspection

 

Portable Appliances

 

Landlords

 

Small Businesses

System To Report Electrical Faults – Landlords And HMOs

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