And the charlatans lined up and rubbing their hands with gleeWe have a problem at the moment in so far as the new laws regarding rental properties and eicrs.
i have to say I absolutely agree with the new laws.
The problem is There are thousands of landlords requiring EICRs now.
Based on my experience, I'd not consider having a property that wasn't close enough to manage myself. I've seen from the landlord's side that they don't know what they are doing*, and I've seen from the tenant's side (thanks to offspring in various rented places, as well as comments from tenants when I did use an agent) that they don't care and don't offer a decent service.So what is the answer? The landlord/lady lives hundreds of miles away so has to trust a third party to manage the property!
* Last one was when I got an email from the agent (let only) saying that I HAD to get an EICR done, blah, blah, blah. Funny, but I didn't get a reply when I pointed out five false statements in just 2 sentences - or pretty much everything they said !
Sadly, it's not an isolated occurance - I routinely get given information that's (at best) "misleadingly written" because it's supplied by some trade body or other with an eye on work for it's members rather than being honest. The agents (at least the smaller local ones) don't have the technical ability to write this stuff - so they have to rely on what they are told.
If onlyThey provide an essential service, helping to relieve landlords of all that back-breaking work that they might otherwise have to do themselves.
I think part of the problem is the tendency to "install by numbers" - they don't know the regs, and can only follow the rules of thumb so "RFC on B32, lights on B6, ..." See the thread here where supposedly qualified electricians are telling someone that only a pull cord switch is allowed in a bathroom.I really think there are sparks who think they are fully qualified doing EICR’s and are so far out of their depth that they don’t know what they are doing
EDIT: It's a very different skill set doing testing vs house bashing installs, and a different set again for diagnostics. Sadly, I've found that the heating engineers are often no better at diagnostics - I remember one occasion when the boiler in the flat was playing up and it was only when I told them what the fault was (after several visits by different engineers that failed to identify it) that they actually fixed it. And all it was was a failed microswitch so the boiler didn't know when hot water was being called for - p**s-poor design to put it right where any leaks would drip on it.
I'd agree. Furthermore, consider reporting the outfit to whichever scam ... err I mean approved scheme ... they are a member of. Unless they are reported and the scam does something, then they'll carry on fleecing vulnerable landlords. Of course, we don't expect the scam to throw out a member who's paying their membership feeI think your best bet is to prove the Report is incorrect, demand a refund and take @Dartlec up on his offer.
Trouble is, the clockis ticking on the 28 day rule, and the LA won't care and probably don't employ anyone who'd know an EICR from a MWC. All they'll see is "unsatisfactory" and go off to add it to their statistics.We've all made silly mistakes when doing a certificate late at night, but given the number on this report, it would be pulled apart in court were something to happen - or even if the local authority requested a copy and someone who knew what they were doing looked at it.